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About Dumaria Village

Dumaria is a mid sized village in Bhorey tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 679, made up of 293 males and 386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,317 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.9 hectares hectares.

Dumaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumaria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Bhorey
Area (hectares) 34.9 hectares
Population 679
Male Population 293
Female Population 386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,317
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumaria compares

By the 2011 count Dumaria is the 86th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 34.9 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1079.

Getting to Dumaria

Dumaria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dumaria as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dumaria from other places

Dumaria lies about 24 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Panchdeori Halt, about 5.1 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 Dumaria
Nearest railway station Panchdeori Halt 5.1 km
Nearest town Kataiya 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhorey 24 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 24 km

Villages closest to Dumaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumaria village had a population of 679. That makes it the 86th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Dumaria village has 293 males and 386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumaria has about 1317 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1079.

Dumaria covers 34.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dumaria falls under Bhorey tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dumaria is Panchdeori Halt, about 5.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dumaria.

Dumaria is about 24 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumaria is in Bhorey tehsil of Gopalganj district. Panchdeori Halt is about 5.1 km away. Kataiya is about 14 km away. Bhorey 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 Shahpur (2.3 km), Lami Chaur (2.4 km) and Barahara (2.6 km).

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

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