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About Dumri Village

Dumri is a mid sized village in Barharia tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,829, made up of 975 males and 854 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Barharia
Pincode 841434
Area (hectares) 99 hectares
Population 1,829
Male Population 975
Female Population 854
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumri compares

By the 2011 count Dumri is the 62nd largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents. Its 99 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Dumri

Dumri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dumri as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ 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 16 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Ratan Sarai, about 13 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 Barharia 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Ratan Sarai 13 km
Nearest town Barauli 14 km
District headquarters Siwan 16 km

Villages closest to Dumri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barharia 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 1,829. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents.

Dumri village has 975 males and 854 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumri has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Dumri is 841434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumri covers 99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dumri falls under Barharia tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dumri is Ratan Sarai, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dumri.

Dumri is about 16 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumri is in Barharia tehsil of Siwan district. Barharia is about 7.3 km away. Ratan Sarai is about 13 km away. Barauli is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanri (under 2 km), Sikandarpur (under 2 km) and Bahadurpur (under 2 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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