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About Dumri Village

Dumri is a mid sized village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,968, made up of 1,058 males and 910 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares.

Dumri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Area (hectares) 142 hectares
Population 1,968
Male Population 1,058
Female Population 910
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
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 Dumri compares

By the 2011 count Dumri is the 63rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Dumri

The census records public bus service for Dumri 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 Dumri from other places

Dumri lies about 23 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Garh Banaili, 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 Dumri
Tehsil headquarters Amour 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Garh Banaili 12 km
Nearest town Kasba 13 km
District headquarters Purnia 23 km

Villages closest to Dumri

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 Dumri

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumri village had a population of 1,968. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Dumri village has 1,058 males and 910 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumri has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Dumri covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dumri falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dumri is Garh Banaili, about 12 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 Dumri.

Dumri is about 23 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumri is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 9.1 km away. Garh Banaili is about 12 km away. Kasba is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deori (under 2 km), Hakka (under 2 km) and Bakaunia (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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