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About Dumaria Village

Dumaria is a large village in Dhamdaha tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,191, made up of 2,222 males and 1,969 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 524 hectares hectares.

Dumaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumaria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dhamdaha
Area (hectares) 524 hectares
Population 4,191
Male Population 2,222
Female Population 1,969
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dumaria compares

By the 2011 count Dumaria is the 26th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents. Its 524 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Dumaria

Dumaria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dumaria as Available within <5 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dumaria from other places

Dumaria lies about 17 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Sarsi, about 10 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 Dumaria
Nearest railway station Sarsi 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhamdaha 13 km
Nearest town Banmankhi Bazar 17 km
District headquarters Purnia 17 km

Villages closest to Dumaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumaria village had a population of 4,191. That makes it the 26th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents.

Dumaria village has 2,222 males and 1,969 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumaria has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

Dumaria covers 524 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dumaria falls under Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dumaria is Sarsi, about 10 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dumaria.

Dumaria is about 17 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumaria is in Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district. Sarsi is about 10 km away. Dhamdaha is about 13 km away. Banmankhi Bazar 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 Dumaria Chakla (under 2 km), Barkona (2.1 km) and Barkona Milik (2.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dumaria today is likely to be higher.

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