About Dumri Village

Dumri is a small village in Banke Bazar tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 298, made up of 157 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 513 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumri village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Banke Bazar
Pincode	824217
Area (hectares)	513 hectares
Population	298
Male Population	157
Female Population	141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumri compares

By the 2011 count Dumri is the 87th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents. Its 513 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Dumri

Dumri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dumri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dumri from other places

Dumri lies about 14 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 8.0 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 town	Bodh Gaya	6.6 km
Nearest railway station	Tankuppa	8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Banke Bazar	14 km
District headquarters	Gaya	14 km

Villages closest to Dumri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Banke Bazar 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 298. That makes it the 87th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents.

Dumri village has 157 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumri has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Dumri is 824217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumri covers 513 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dumri falls under Banke Bazar tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dumri is Tankuppa, about 8.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dumri.

Dumri is about 14 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumri is in Banke Bazar tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 6.6 km away. Tankuppa is about 8.0 km away. Banke Bazar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.