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About Dumra Village

Dumra is a mid sized village in Madhwapur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,397, made up of 682 males and 715 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares.

Dumra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Madhwapur
Area (hectares) 151 hectares
Population 1,397
Male Population 682
Female Population 715
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumra compares

By the 2011 count Dumra is the 28th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,285 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Dumra

Dumra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dumra as Available within village. 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 Dumra from other places

Dumra lies about 60 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Dumra, about under 2 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 Dumra
Nearest railway station Dumra under 2 km
Nearest town Sītāmarhi 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Madhwapur 33 km
District headquarters Madhubani 60 km

Villages closest to Dumra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumra village had a population of 1,397. That makes it the 28th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,285 residents.

Dumra village has 682 males and 715 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumra has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Dumra covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dumra falls under Madhwapur tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dumra is Dumra, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dumra.

Dumra is about 60 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumra is in Madhwapur tehsil of Madhubani district. Dumra is about under 2 km away. Sītāmarhi is about 4.3 km away. Madhwapur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pirokhar (26 km), Bishunpur (29 km) and Andauli (30 km).

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

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