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About Dumri Village

Dumri is a large village in Biraul tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,012, made up of 2,099 males and 1,913 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847203, 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 Biraul
Pincode 847203
Area (hectares) 101 hectares
Population 4,012
Male Population 2,099
Female Population 1,913
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dumri compares

By the 2011 count Dumri is the 23rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents. Its 101 hectares work out to about 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Dumri

The census records public bus service for Dumri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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. 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
Tehsil headquarters Biraul under 2 km
Nearest town Benipur 16 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 Biraul 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 4,012. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents.

Dumri village has 2,099 males and 1,913 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumri has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Dumri is 847203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumri covers 101 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dumri falls under Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The census record for Dumri notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance 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 Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district. Biraul is about under 2 km away. Benipur is about 16 km away. Darbhanga is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Supaul (under 2 km), Fakirana (under 2 km) and Balia (2.2 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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