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About Dumaria Village

Dumaria is a small village in Phulidumar tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 273, made up of 147 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23 hectares hectares.

Dumaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumaria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Phulidumar
Area (hectares) 23 hectares
Population 273
Male Population 147
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumaria compares

By the 2011 count Dumaria is the 80th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 23 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Dumaria

Dumaria is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dumaria as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dumaria from other places

Dumaria lies about 48 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Sultanganj, about 4.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dumaria
Nearest railway station Sultanganj 4.4 km
Nearest town Sultānganj 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulidumar 32 km
District headquarters Banka 48 km

Villages closest to Dumaria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phulidumar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dumaria

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumaria village had a population of 273. That makes it the 80th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Dumaria village has 147 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumaria has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 898.

Dumaria covers 23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dumaria falls under Phulidumar tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dumaria is Sultanganj, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dumaria.

Dumaria is about 48 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumaria is in Phulidumar tehsil of Banka district. Sultanganj is about 4.4 km away. Sultānganj is about 4.8 km away. Phulidumar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadpur (12 km), Kumarpur (12 km) and Belsira (14 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dumaria today is likely to be higher.

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