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About Dumaria Village

Dumaria is a mid sized village in Katiya tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 727, made up of 321 males and 406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,265 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares.

Dumaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumaria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Katiya
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 727
Male Population 321
Female Population 406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,265
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 58th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1114.

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 Katiya 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 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 Dumaria

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumaria village had a population of 727. That makes it the 58th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents.

Dumaria village has 321 males and 406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumaria has about 1265 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1114.

Dumaria covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dumaria falls under Katiya 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 Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district. Panchdeori Halt is about 5.1 km away. Kataiya is about 14 km away. Katiya 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 Rampur Khurd (2.3 km), Rajapur (3.5 km) and Chakia (6.8 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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