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About Dumri Village

Dumri is one of the larger villages in Manjhi tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,237, made up of 3,556 males and 3,681 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 361 hectares hectares.

Dumri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Manjhi
Area (hectares) 361 hectares
Population 7,237
Male Population 3,556
Female Population 3,681
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

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 2,518 residents. Its 361 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

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 <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dumri from other places

Dumri lies about 23 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Daudpur, about 6.5 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
Tehsil headquarters Manjhi 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Daudpur 6.5 km
Nearest town Revelganj 12 km
District headquarters Saran 23 km

Villages closest to Dumri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manjhi 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 Dumri

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumri village had a population of 7,237. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents.

Dumri village has 3,556 males and 3,681 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumri has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Dumri covers 361 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dumri falls under Manjhi tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dumri is Daudpur, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dumri.

Dumri is about 23 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 Manjhi tehsil of Saran district. Manjhi is about 3.7 km away. Daudpur is about 6.5 km away. Revelganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumri Bhabhauli (under 2 km), Chakia (under 2 km) and Makhdum Ganj (1.7 km).

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

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