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About Dumri Village

Dumri is a large village in Durgawati tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,158, made up of 2,122 males and 2,036 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260 hectares hectares.

Dumri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Durgawati
Area (hectares) 260 hectares
Population 4,158
Male Population 2,122
Female Population 2,036
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dumri compares

By the 2011 count Dumri is the 6th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,528 residents. Its 260 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Dumri

Dumri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dumri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dumri from other places

Dumri lies about 19 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is V.V. Giri Halt, about 6.3 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 Dumri
Nearest railway station V.V. Giri Halt 6.3 km
Nearest town Dumraon 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Durgawati 19 km
District headquarters Kaimur 19 km

Villages closest to Dumri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumri village had a population of 4,158. That makes it the 6th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,528 residents.

Dumri village has 2,122 males and 2,036 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumri has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Dumri covers 260 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dumri falls under Durgawati tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dumri is V.V. Giri Halt, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dumri.

Dumri is about 19 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumri is in Durgawati tehsil of Kaimur district. V.V. Giri Halt is about 6.3 km away. Dumraon is about 9.0 km away. Durgawati is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasthar (4.4 km), Kasthari (4.4 km) and Darauli (11 km).

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

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