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About Dumrawan Village

Dumrawan is a small village in Gaighat tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 459, made up of 220 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumrawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumrawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Gaighat
Pincode 847107
Area (hectares) 56 hectares
Population 459
Male Population 220
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,086
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumrawan compares

By the 2011 count Dumrawan is the 75th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,206 residents. Its 56 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Dumrawan

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

Dumrawan lies about 88 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about 13 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 Dumrawan
Nearest railway station Bishunpur Mahuari Halt 13 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Gaighat 27 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 88 km

Villages closest to Dumrawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumrawan village had a population of 459. That makes it the 75th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,206 residents.

Dumrawan village has 220 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumrawan has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Dumrawan is 847107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumrawan covers 56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dumrawan falls under Gaighat tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dumrawan is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about 13 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 Dumrawan.

Dumrawan is about 88 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumrawan is in Gaighat tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Bishunpur Mahuari Halt is about 13 km away. Mahārājgani is about 14 km away. Gaighat is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalyanpur Urf Bishunpurkalyan (5.1 km), Bitwara Urf Bahadurpur (11 km) and Chhitwara (11 km).

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

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