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About Dumra Village

Dumra is a mid sized village in Dinara tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 635, made up of 314 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137 hectares hectares.

Dumra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Dinara
Area (hectares) 137 hectares
Population 635
Male Population 314
Female Population 321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumra compares

By the 2011 count Dumra is the 108th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 137 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Dumra

Dumra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dumra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 82 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Shaheed Baba Parav Halt, about 23 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 Dinara 12 km
Nearest town Bikramganj 22 km
Nearest railway station Shaheed Baba Parav Halt 23 km
District headquarters Rohtas 82 km

Villages closest to Dumra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dinara 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 635. That makes it the 108th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Dumra village has 314 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumra has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Dumra covers 137 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dumra falls under Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dumra is Shaheed Baba Parav Halt, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Dumra is about 82 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumra is in Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district. Dinara is about 12 km away. Bikramganj is about 22 km away. Shaheed Baba Parav Halt is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dahingna (under 2 km), Salempur (under 2 km) and Baradhikaith (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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