About Dumra Village

Dumra is one of the larger villages in Bhawanipur tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,604, made up of 4,537 males and 4,067 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1127 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Bhawanipur
Pincode	854204
Area (hectares)	1127 hectares
Population	8,604
Male Population	4,537
Female Population	4,067
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	896
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dumra compares

By the 2011 count Dumra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,502 residents. Its 1127 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Dumra

Dumra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dumra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dumra from other places

Dumra lies about 73 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Narpatganj railway station, about 4.9 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
Nearest railway station	Narpatganj railway station	4.9 km
Nearest town	Jogbani	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhawanipur	16 km
District headquarters	Purnia	73 km

Villages closest to Dumra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhawanipur 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.

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Common questions about Dumra

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumra village had a population of 8,604. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,502 residents.

Dumra village has 4,537 males and 4,067 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumra has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Dumra is 854204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumra covers 1127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dumra falls under Bhawanipur tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dumra is Narpatganj railway station, about 4.9 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 village for Dumra.

Dumra is about 73 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 Bhawanipur tehsil of Purnia district. Narpatganj railway station is about 4.9 km away. Jogbani is about 12 km away. Bhawanipur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.