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About Dumri Village

Dumri is a mid sized village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,799, made up of 915 males and 884 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares.

Dumri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 157 hectares
Population 1,799
Male Population 915
Female Population 884
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dumri compares

By the 2011 count Dumri is the 42nd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,550 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 18 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Kuwarchintawa, about 1.8 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 Kuwarchintawa 1.8 km
Nearest town Pakridayal 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 16 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 18 km

Villages closest to Dumri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chakia 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 1,799. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,550 residents.

Dumri village has 915 males and 884 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumri has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Dumri covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dumri falls under Chakia tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dumri is Kuwarchintawa, about 1.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dumri.

Dumri is about 18 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumri is in Chakia tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Kuwarchintawa is about 1.8 km away. Pakridayal is about 13 km away. Chakia is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birt Pakri Gopal (under 2 km), Ghansham Pakri (under 2 km) and Narhar Pakri (under 2 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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