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About Dumaria Village

Dumaria is a mid sized village in Amdabad tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,883, made up of 962 males and 921 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.28 hectares hectares.

Dumaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumaria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Amdabad
Area (hectares) 38.28 hectares
Population 1,883
Male Population 962
Female Population 921
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumaria compares

By the 2011 count Dumaria is the 20th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents. Its 38.28 hectares work out to about 49 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 924.

Getting to Dumaria

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

Dumaria lies about 12 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Gorphar, about 3.1 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 Gorphar 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Amdabad 12 km
District headquarters Katihar 12 km

Villages closest to Dumaria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amdabad 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 1,883. That makes it the 20th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents.

Dumaria village has 962 males and 921 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumaria has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 924.

Dumaria covers 38.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 49 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dumaria falls under Amdabad tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dumaria is Gorphar, about 3.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dumaria.

Dumaria is about 12 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumaria is in Amdabad tehsil of Katihar district. Gorphar is about 3.1 km away. Amdabad is about 12 km away. Katihar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaukia Paharpur (3.8 km), Singhia (6.4 km) and Baida (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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