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About Dumri Village

Dumri is a mid sized village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 680, made up of 351 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824232, 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 Fatehpur
Pincode 824232
Area (hectares) 39 hectares
Population 680
Male Population 351
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumri compares

By the 2011 count Dumri is the 108th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents. Its 39 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

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 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 84 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Fatuha Junction, about 2.4 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 Fatuha Junction 2.4 km
Nearest town Fatwa 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 8.8 km
District headquarters Gaya 84 km

Villages closest to Dumri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Fatehpur 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 680. That makes it the 108th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents.

Dumri village has 351 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumri has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Dumri is 824232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumri covers 39 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 Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dumri is Fatuha Junction, about 2.4 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 village for Dumri.

Dumri is about 84 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 Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district. Fatuha Junction is about 2.4 km away. Fatwa is about 2.4 km away. Fatehpur is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumri Chatti (under 2 km), Kothar (3.7 km) and Dala (4.1 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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