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About Dumari Buzurg Village

Dumari Buzurg is one of the larger villages in Sonepur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,899, made up of 4,158 males and 3,741 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 588 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumari Buzurg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumari Buzurg village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Sonepur
Pincode 841217
Area (hectares) 588 hectares
Population 7,899
Male Population 4,158
Female Population 3,741
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dumari Buzurg compares

By the 2011 count Dumari Buzurg is the 5th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 588 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Dumari Buzurg

Dumari Buzurg 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 Dumari Buzurg 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dumari Buzurg from other places

Dumari Buzurg lies about 77 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Chakmakrand, 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 Dumari Buzurg
Nearest railway station Chakmakrand under 2 km
Nearest town Hājīpur 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonepur 10 km
District headquarters Saran 77 km

Villages closest to Dumari Buzurg

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonepur 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 Dumari Buzurg

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumari Buzurg village had a population of 7,899. That makes it the 5th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Dumari Buzurg village has 4,158 males and 3,741 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumari Buzurg has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Dumari Buzurg is 841217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumari Buzurg covers 588 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dumari Buzurg falls under Sonepur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dumari Buzurg is Chakmakrand, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dumari Buzurg.

Dumari Buzurg is about 77 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumari Buzurg is in Sonepur tehsil of Saran district. Chakmakrand is about under 2 km away. Hājīpur is about 5.9 km away. Sonepur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lahlad Chak (4.3 km), Mahmud Chak (4.3 km) and Milki (5.1 km).

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

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