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About Dumri Village

Dumri is a mid sized village in Kanha Chatti tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 538, made up of 286 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Kanha Chatti
Pincode 825401
Area (hectares) 85 hectares
Population 538
Male Population 286
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumri compares

By the 2011 count Dumri is the 40th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Dumri

Dumri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dumri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 14 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 26 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 Kanha Chatti 4.1 km
District headquarters Chatra 14 km
Nearest town Chatrā 14 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 26 km

Villages closest to Dumri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanha Chatti 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 538. That makes it the 40th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Dumri village has 286 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumri has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Dumri is 825401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumri covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dumri falls under Kanha Chatti tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dumri is Kathautia, about 26 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dumri.

Dumri is about 14 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumri is in Kanha Chatti tehsil of Chatra district. Kanha Chatti is about 4.1 km away. Chatra is about 14 km away. Chatrā 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 Barabagi (under 2 km), Mayapur (under 2 km) and Kusmadih (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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