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About Dumaria Village

Dumaria is one of the larger villages in Sidhwalia tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,623, made up of 2,868 males and 2,755 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390 hectares hectares.

Dumaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumaria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Sidhwalia
Area (hectares) 390 hectares
Population 5,623
Male Population 2,868
Female Population 2,755
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 8th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,059 residents. Its 390 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

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 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 30 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sidhwalia, about 7.0 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 Sidhwalia 7.0 km
Nearest town Barauli 14 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 30 km

Villages closest to Dumaria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sidhwalia 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 5,623. That makes it the 8th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,059 residents.

Dumaria village has 2,868 males and 2,755 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumaria has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Dumaria covers 390 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dumaria falls under Sidhwalia tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dumaria is Sidhwalia, about 7.0 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 village for Dumaria.

Dumaria is about 30 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 Sidhwalia tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sidhwalia is about 7.0 km away. Barauli is about 14 km away. Gopalganj is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pakri (under 2 km), Tandaspur (1.9 km) and Harpur Tengrahi (2.0 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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