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About Dumri Village

Dumri is a mid sized village in Daraundha tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 879, made up of 397 males and 482 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,214 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares.

Dumri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Daraundha
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 879
Male Population 397
Female Population 482
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,214
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dumri compares

By the 2011 count Dumri is the 60th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Dumri

The census records public bus service for Dumri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 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
Nearest railway station Ratan Sarai 13 km
Nearest town Barauli 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Daraundha 16 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 Daraundha 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 879. That makes it the 60th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents.

Dumri village has 397 males and 482 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumri has about 1214 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1053.

Dumri covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dumri falls under Daraundha 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 <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Daraundha tehsil of Siwan district. Ratan Sarai is about 13 km away. Barauli is about 14 km away. Daraundha is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipra (5.4 km), Phalpura (13 km) and Khamhoura (13 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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