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About Dumurya Village

Dumurya is a large village in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,581, made up of 1,327 males and 1,254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 472 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumurya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumurya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Nirsa Cum Chirkunda
Pincode 828205
Area (hectares) 472 hectares
Population 2,581
Male Population 1,327
Female Population 1,254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dumurya compares

By the 2011 count Dumurya is the 16th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents. Its 472 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Dumurya

Dumurya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dumurya as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dumurya from other places

Dumurya lies about 22 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Khanudih, about under 2 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 Dumurya
Nearest railway station Khanudih under 2 km
Nearest town Dugda 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nirsa Cum Chirkunda 22 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 22 km

Villages closest to Dumurya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda 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 Dumurya

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumurya village had a population of 2,581. That makes it the 16th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents.

Dumurya village has 1,327 males and 1,254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumurya has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Dumurya is 828205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumurya covers 472 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dumurya falls under Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dumurya is Khanudih, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dumurya.

Dumurya is about 22 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumurya is in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district. Khanudih is about under 2 km away. Dugda is about 7.1 km away. Nirsa Cum Chirkunda is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katral (8.6 km), Sanolapur (8.9 km) and Mahudabar (10 km).

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

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