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About Dumrawan Village

Dumrawan is a mid sized village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,378, made up of 705 males and 673 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumrawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumrawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Wazirganj
Pincode 805128
Area (hectares) 98 hectares
Population 1,378
Male Population 705
Female Population 673
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
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 Dumrawan compares

By the 2011 count Dumrawan is the 54th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dumrawan

Dumrawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dumrawan 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 Dumrawan from other places

Dumrawan lies about 23 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 7.8 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 Dumrawan
Nearest railway station Bansinala Halt 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Wazirganj 9.6 km
District headquarters Gaya 23 km

Villages closest to Dumrawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumrawan village had a population of 1,378. That makes it the 54th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Dumrawan village has 705 males and 673 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumrawan has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Dumrawan is 805128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumrawan covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dumrawan falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dumrawan is Bansinala Halt, about 7.8 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 Dumrawan.

Dumrawan is about 23 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumrawan is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Bansinala Halt is about 7.8 km away. Wazirganj is about 9.6 km away. Gaya is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahugain (under 2 km), Kusumhar (under 2 km) and Paranpur (1.6 km).

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

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