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About Dumarkol Village

Dumarkol is a mid sized village in Shivaji Nagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 869, made up of 446 males and 423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares.

Dumarkol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumarkol village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Shivaji Nagar
Area (hectares) 49 hectares
Population 869
Male Population 446
Female Population 423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
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 Dumarkol compares

By the 2011 count Dumarkol is the 46th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Dumarkol

Dumarkol is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dumarkol 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 Dumarkol from other places

Dumarkol lies about 31 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Naya Nagar, about 15 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 Dumarkol
Tehsil headquarters Shivaji Nagar 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Naya Nagar 15 km
Nearest town Rosera 16 km
District headquarters Samastipur 31 km

Villages closest to Dumarkol

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shivaji Nagar 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 Dumarkol

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumarkol village had a population of 869. That makes it the 46th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents.

Dumarkol village has 446 males and 423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumarkol has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

Dumarkol covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dumarkol falls under Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dumarkol is Naya Nagar, about 15 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 Dumarkol.

Dumarkol is about 31 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumarkol is in Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Shivaji Nagar is about 7.2 km away. Naya Nagar is about 15 km away. Rosera is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagdar (under 2 km), Chitaura (under 2 km) and Dasaut (1.7 km).

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

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