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About Dumri Village

Dumri is a large village in Barahiya tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,600, made up of 1,906 males and 1,694 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 632 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Lakhisarai
Tehsil Barahiya
Pincode 811302
Area (hectares) 632 hectares
Population 3,600
Male Population 1,906
Female Population 1,694
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dumri compares

By the 2011 count Dumri is the 4th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,286 residents. Its 632 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Dumri

Dumri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dumri 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dumri from other places

Dumri lies about 97 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Islampur, about 9.3 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 town Islāmpur 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Islampur 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Barahiya 30 km
District headquarters Lakhisarai 97 km

Villages closest to Dumri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barahiya 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 3,600. That makes it the 4th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,286 residents.

Dumri village has 1,906 males and 1,694 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumri has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 881.

The pincode recorded for Dumri is 811302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumri covers 632 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dumri falls under Barahiya tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dumri is Islampur, about 9.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dumri.

Dumri is about 97 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumri is in Barahiya tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Islāmpur is about 8.1 km away. Islampur is about 9.3 km away. Barahiya 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 Birupur (3.0 km), Rustampur (4.3 km) and Girdharpur (5.1 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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