About Dumra Village

Dumra is a large village in Goriakothi tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,468, made up of 2,222 males and 2,246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276 hectares hectares.

Dumra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Goriakothi
Area (hectares)	276 hectares
Population	4,468
Male Population	2,222
Female Population	2,246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,011
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumra compares

By the 2011 count Dumra is the 15th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 276 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Dumra

Dumra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dumra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dumra from other places

Dumra lies about 17 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, 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 Dumra
Nearest railway station	Bishunpur Mahuari Halt	13 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goriakothi	17 km
District headquarters	Siwan	17 km

Villages closest to Dumra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumra village had a population of 4,468. That makes it the 15th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Dumra village has 2,222 males and 2,246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumra has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

Dumra covers 276 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dumra falls under Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dumra is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, 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 village for Dumra.

Dumra is about 17 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumra is in Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district. Bishunpur Mahuari Halt is about 13 km away. Mahārājgani is about 14 km away. Goriakothi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.