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About Dumra Village

Dumra is a large village in Lauriya tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,843, made up of 1,509 males and 1,334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Lauriya
Pincode 845103
Area (hectares) 125 hectares
Population 2,843
Male Population 1,509
Female Population 1,334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumra compares

By the 2011 count Dumra is the 31st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,534 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Dumra

Dumra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dumra 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 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 6.1 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Sathi, about 12 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
Tehsil headquarters Lauriya 2.8 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Sathi 12 km
Nearest town Chanpatia 14 km

Villages closest to Dumra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lauriya 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 2,843. That makes it the 31st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,534 residents.

Dumra village has 1,509 males and 1,334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumra has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Dumra is 845103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumra covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dumra falls under Lauriya tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dumra is Sathi, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Dumra.

Dumra is about 6.1 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumra is in Lauriya tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Lauriya is about 2.8 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 6.1 km away. Sathi 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 Loharpatia (under 2 km), Mathia (under 2 km) and Marahia (under 2 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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