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About Dumrauna Village

Dumrauna is a mid sized village in Katiya tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,289, made up of 576 males and 713 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,238 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares.

Dumrauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumrauna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Katiya
Area (hectares) 162 hectares
Population 1,289
Male Population 576
Female Population 713
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,238
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 Dumrauna compares

By the 2011 count Dumrauna is the 29th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1114.

Getting to Dumrauna

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

Dumrauna lies about 27 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about 13 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 Dumrauna
Nearest railway station Bishunpur Mahuari Halt 13 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Katiya 27 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 27 km

Villages closest to Dumrauna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumrauna village had a population of 1,289. That makes it the 29th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents.

Dumrauna village has 576 males and 713 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumrauna has about 1238 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1114.

Dumrauna covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dumrauna falls under Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dumrauna is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about 13 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 Dumrauna.

Dumrauna is about 27 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumrauna is in Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district. Bishunpur Mahuari Halt is about 13 km away. Mahārājgani is about 14 km away. Katiya is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahijanwa Khurd (3.8 km), Bishunpura (4.8 km) and Kishunpura (4.8 km).

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

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