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About Dumri Village

Dumri is one of the larger villages in Punpun tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,364, made up of 4,841 males and 4,523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 877 hectares hectares.

Dumri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Punpun
Area (hectares) 877 hectares
Population 9,364
Male Population 4,841
Female Population 4,523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dumri compares

By the 2011 count Dumri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 877 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Dumri

Dumri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dumri 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dumri from other places

Dumri lies about 14 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Jatdumri Junction, 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 Dumri
Nearest railway station Jatdumri Junction under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Punpun 2.9 km
Nearest town Phulwari Sharif 12 km
District headquarters Patna 14 km

Villages closest to Dumri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Punpun 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 9,364. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Dumri village has 4,841 males and 4,523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumri has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

Dumri covers 877 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dumri falls under Punpun tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dumri is Jatdumri Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dumri.

Dumri is about 14 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumri is in Punpun tehsil of Patna district. Jatdumri Junction is about under 2 km away. Punpun is about 2.9 km away. Phulwari Sharif 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 Mustafapur (under 2 km), Nadpur (under 2 km) and Bakarpur (1.6 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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