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About Dumar Shukul Village

Dumar Shukul is a mid sized village in Bhorey tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,143, made up of 562 males and 581 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.62 hectares hectares.

Dumar Shukul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumar Shukul village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Bhorey
Area (hectares) 124.62 hectares
Population 1,143
Male Population 562
Female Population 581
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
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 Dumar Shukul compares

By the 2011 count Dumar Shukul is the 48th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 124.62 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1079.

Getting to Dumar Shukul

Dumar Shukul is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dumar Shukul 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 Dumar Shukul from other places

Dumar Shukul lies about 31 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Panchdeori Halt, about 10 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 Dumar Shukul
Nearest railway station Panchdeori Halt 10 km
Nearest town Kataiya 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhorey 31 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 31 km

Villages closest to Dumar Shukul

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 Dumar Shukul

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumar Shukul village had a population of 1,143. That makes it the 48th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Dumar Shukul village has 562 males and 581 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumar Shukul has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1079.

Dumar Shukul covers 124.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dumar Shukul falls under Bhorey tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dumar Shukul is Panchdeori Halt, about 10 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 Dumar Shukul.

Dumar Shukul is about 31 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumar Shukul is in Bhorey tehsil of Gopalganj district. Panchdeori Halt is about 10 km away. Kataiya is about 11 km away. Bhorey is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bankata Khas (under 2 km), Bankata Jagirdari (under 2 km) and Dumar Narind (under 2 km).

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

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