About Dumri Village

Dumri is one of the larger villages in Chapra tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,410, made up of 4,390 males and 4,020 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 619 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumri village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Chapra
Pincode	841216
Area (hectares)	619 hectares
Population	8,410
Male Population	4,390
Female Population	4,020
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Dumri compares

By the 2011 count Dumri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents. Its 619 hectares work out to about 14 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 897.

Getting to Dumri

Dumri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dumri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dumri from other places

Dumri lies about 24 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Khairah, about 2.5 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 Dumri
Nearest railway station	Khairah	2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chapra	10 km
Nearest town	Chāpra	10 km
District headquarters	Saran	24 km

Villages closest to Dumri

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.

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Common questions about Dumri

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumri village had a population of 8,410. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents.

Dumri village has 4,390 males and 4,020 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumri has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Dumri is 841216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumri covers 619 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dumri falls under Chapra tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dumri is Khairah, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dumri.

Dumri is about 24 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumri is in Chapra tehsil of Saran district. Khairah is about 2.5 km away. Chapra is about 10 km away. Chāpra is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.