About Dumri Village

Dumri is one of the larger villages in Simri tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,794, made up of 4,608 males and 4,186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 511.2 hectares hectares.

Dumri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumri village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Simri
Area (hectares)	511.2 hectares
Population	8,794
Male Population	4,608
Female Population	4,186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dumri compares

By the 2011 count Dumri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents. Its 511.2 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Dumri

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

How far is Dumri from other places

Dumri lies about 22 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is V.V. Giri Halt, about 6.3 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 Dumri
Nearest railway station	V.V. Giri Halt	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Simri	6.9 km
Nearest town	Dumraon	9.0 km
District headquarters	Buxar	22 km

Villages closest to Dumri

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

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Common questions about Dumri

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumri village had a population of 8,794. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents.

Dumri village has 4,608 males and 4,186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumri has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Dumri covers 511.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dumri falls under Simri tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dumri is V.V. Giri Halt, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dumri.

Dumri is about 22 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumri is in Simri tehsil of Buxar district. V.V. Giri Halt is about 6.3 km away. Simri is about 6.9 km away. Dumraon is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.