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About Dumra Village

Dumra is a small village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 162 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares.

Dumra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 303
Male Population 162
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dumra compares

By the 2011 count Dumra is the 132nd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Dumra

The census records public bus service for Dumra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 28 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, about 14 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 Amour 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Dalkhola 14 km
Nearest town Kasba 18 km
District headquarters Purnia 28 km

Villages closest to Dumra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amour 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 303. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Dumra village has 162 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumra has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Dumra covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dumra falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dumra is Dalkhola, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dumra.

Dumra is about 28 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumra is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 5.5 km away. Dalkhola is about 14 km away. Kasba is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raili (under 2 km), Pipra (under 2 km) and Kolha Mohan (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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