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About Dumri Village

Dumri is a small village in Baheri tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 400, made up of 187 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,139 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Baheri
Pincode 847101
Area (hectares) 48 hectares
Population 400
Male Population 187
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,139
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dumri compares

By the 2011 count Dumri is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,360 residents. Its 48 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 904.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 42 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about under 2 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 Biraul under 2 km
Nearest town Benipur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Baheri 20 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 42 km

Villages closest to Dumri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumri village had a population of 400. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,360 residents.

Dumri village has 187 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumri has about 1139 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Dumri is 847101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumri covers 48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dumri falls under Baheri tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dumri is Biraul, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dumri.

Dumri is about 42 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumri is in Baheri tehsil of Darbhanga district. Biraul is about under 2 km away. Benipur is about 16 km away. Baheri is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Milki (11 km), Kumar (12 km) and Rampur (12 km).

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

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