About Dumra Village

Dumra is a large village in Sonbarsa tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,705, made up of 1,439 males and 1,266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.39 hectares hectares.

Dumra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Sonbarsa
Area (hectares)	255.39 hectares
Population	2,705
Male Population	1,439
Female Population	1,266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
Bus Service (public)	Available within 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 the 36th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,997 residents. Its 255.39 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

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 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 132 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Dumra, about under 2 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	Dumra	under 2 km
Nearest town	Sītāmarhi	4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sonbarsa	32 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	132 km

Villages closest to Dumra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonbarsa 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 2,705. That makes it the 36th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,997 residents.

Dumra village has 1,439 males and 1,266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumra has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Dumra covers 255.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dumra falls under Sonbarsa tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dumra is Dumra, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dumra.

Dumra is about 132 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 Sonbarsa tehsil of Saharsa district. Dumra is about under 2 km away. Sītāmarhi is about 4.3 km away. Sonbarsa is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.