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About Dumri Village

Dumri is a mid sized village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 647, made up of 316 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824205, 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 Gurua
Pincode 824205
Area (hectares) 105 hectares
Population 647
Male Population 316
Female Population 331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
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 110th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 105 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

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 30 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 20 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
Tehsil headquarters Gurua 4.0 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Guraru 20 km
District headquarters Gaya 30 km

Villages closest to Dumri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gurua 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 647. That makes it the 110th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Dumri village has 316 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumri has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Dumri is 824205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumri covers 105 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dumri falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dumri is Guraru, about 20 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 30 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 Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 4.0 km away. Sherghāti is about 8.6 km away. Guraru 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 Seni Chak (under 2 km), Jhikatiya (under 2 km) and Tamarua (under 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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