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About Dumra Village

Dumra is a mid sized village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 757, made up of 398 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares.

Dumra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 133 hectares
Population 757
Male Population 398
Female Population 359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
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 79th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

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 133 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Hasanpur Road, about 3.6 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 Hasanpur Road 3.6 km
Nearest town Rosera 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 17 km
District headquarters Purnia 133 km

Villages closest to Dumra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dagarua 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 757. That makes it the 79th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Dumra village has 398 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumra has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Dumra covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dumra falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dumra is Hasanpur Road, about 3.6 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 133 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 Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Hasanpur Road is about 3.6 km away. Rosera is about 12 km away. Dagarua is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhakhri (5.9 km), Amna (5.9 km) and Ramnagar (5.9 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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