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About Dumri Kalan Village

Dumri Kalan is a mid sized village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,806, made up of 931 males and 875 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825420, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumri Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumri Kalan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode 825420
Area (hectares) 286 hectares
Population 1,806
Male Population 931
Female Population 875
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumri Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Dumri Kalan is the 24th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 286 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Dumri Kalan

Dumri Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dumri Kalan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kalan from other places

Dumri Kalan 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 Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 14 km
District headquarters Chatra 14 km
Nearest town Chatrā 14 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 26 km

Villages closest to Dumri Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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 Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumri Kalan village had a population of 1,806. That makes it the 24th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Dumri Kalan village has 931 males and 875 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumri Kalan has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Dumri Kalan is 825420. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumri Kalan covers 286 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dumri Kalan falls under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dumri Kalan 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dumri Kalan.

Dumri Kalan 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 Kalan is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur is about 14 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 Dumri Khurd (under 2 km), Tisarjori (under 2 km) and Ekauna (4.2 km).

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

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