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About Dumaria Village

Dumaria is a mid sized village in Kuchaikote tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 525, made up of 264 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumaria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Kuchaikote
Pincode 841503
Area (hectares) 47.22 hectares
Population 525
Male Population 264
Female Population 261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumaria compares

By the 2011 count Dumaria is the 169th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 47.22 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Dumaria

Dumaria is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dumaria as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kuchaikote 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 Kuchaikote 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 525. That makes it the 169th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Dumaria village has 264 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumaria has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Dumaria is 841503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumaria covers 47.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dumaria falls under Kuchaikote 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village 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 Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district. Panchdeori Halt is about 5.1 km away. Kataiya is about 14 km away. Kuchaikote 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 Mangru Chhapar (under 2 km), Sapha (under 2 km) and Kilpur Khap (1.6 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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