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About Dumaria Village

Dumaria is a large village in Chapra tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,399, made up of 1,748 males and 1,651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841414, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumaria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Chapra
Pincode 841414
Area (hectares) 191 hectares
Population 3,399
Male Population 1,748
Female Population 1,651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dumaria compares

By the 2011 count Dumaria is the 20th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents. Its 191 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 well above the tehsil average of 897.

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 - 10 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 30 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Tenua Dumaria Halt, 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 Dumaria
Nearest railway station Tenua Dumaria Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chapra 4.9 km
Nearest town Chāpra 4.9 km
District headquarters Saran 30 km

Villages closest to Dumaria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chapra 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 3,399. That makes it the 20th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents.

Dumaria village has 1,748 males and 1,651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumaria has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Dumaria is 841414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumaria covers 191 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dumaria falls under Chapra tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

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

Dumaria is about 30 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumaria is in Chapra tehsil of Saran district. Tenua Dumaria Halt is about under 2 km away. Chapra is about 4.9 km away. Chāpra is about 4.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banathi (under 2 km), Tenua (under 2 km) and Ram Kolwa (under 2 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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