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About Bumer Village

Bumer is a large village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,658, made up of 1,279 males and 1,379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 391 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bumer Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bumer village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Barachatti
Pincode 824201
Area (hectares) 391 hectares
Population 2,658
Male Population 1,279
Female Population 1,379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bumer compares

By the 2011 count Bumer is the 10th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 391 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Bumer

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

Bumer lies about 38 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paharpur, about 24 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 Bumer
Tehsil headquarters Barachatti 6.2 km
Nearest town Bagaha 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Paharpur 24 km
District headquarters Gaya 38 km

Villages closest to Bumer

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bumer village had a population of 2,658. That makes it the 10th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Bumer village has 1,279 males and 1,379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bumer has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Bumer is 824201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bumer covers 391 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bumer falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bumer is Paharpur, about 24 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 10+ km distance for Bumer.

Bumer is about 38 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bumer is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Barachatti is about 6.2 km away. Bagaha is about 7.7 km away. Paharpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haraia (2.1 km), Jaigir (2.5 km) and Kendua (2.6 km).

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

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