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About Dumra Village

Dumra is a large village in Nauhatta tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,382, made up of 1,237 males and 1,145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Nauhatta
Pincode 852123
Area (hectares) 237 hectares
Population 2,382
Male Population 1,237
Female Population 1,145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumra compares

By the 2011 count Dumra is the 21st largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,996 residents. Its 237 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Dumra

Dumra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dumra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 15 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika, about 8.5 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 Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Nauhatta 15 km
District headquarters Saharsa 15 km

Villages closest to Dumra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nauhatta 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 2,382. That makes it the 21st largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,996 residents.

Dumra village has 1,237 males and 1,145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumra has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Dumra is 852123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumra covers 237 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dumra falls under Nauhatta tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dumra is Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika, about 8.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dumra.

Dumra is about 15 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumra is in Nauhatta tehsil of Saharsa district. Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika is about 8.5 km away. Nauhatta is about 15 km away. Saharsa is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (5.4 km), Garhia (7.2 km) and Kasimpur (8.3 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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