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About Dumri Village

Dumri is a mid sized village in Gaunaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,739, made up of 866 males and 873 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845455, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Gaunaha
Pincode 845455
Area (hectares) 264 hectares
Population 1,739
Male Population 866
Female Population 873
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dumri compares

By the 2011 count Dumri is the 27th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents. Its 264 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Dumri

Dumri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dumri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 34 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Gaunaha, about 3.6 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 Gaunaha 3.6 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 21 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 34 km

Villages closest to Dumri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gaunaha 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 1,739. That makes it the 27th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents.

Dumri village has 866 males and 873 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumri has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Dumri is 845455. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumri covers 264 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dumri falls under Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dumri is Gaunaha, about 3.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dumri.

Dumri is about 34 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumri is in Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Gaunaha is about 3.6 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 21 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semri (under 2 km), Bajni (under 2 km) and Jamhauli (1.7 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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