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About Dumaria Village

Dumaria is a small village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 283, made up of 145 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumaria village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Gopikandar
Pincode 814145
Area (hectares) 174.64 hectares
Population 283
Male Population 145
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
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 Dumaria compares

By the 2011 count Dumaria is the 53rd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 174.64 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Dumaria

Dumaria is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dumaria 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 Dumaria from other places

Dumaria lies about 31 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 19 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 Dumaria
Tehsil headquarters Gopikandar 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Ambajora Shikaripara 19 km
District headquarters Dumka 31 km

Villages closest to Dumaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumaria village had a population of 283. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Dumaria village has 145 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumaria has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Dumaria is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumaria covers 174.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dumaria falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dumaria is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 19 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 Dumaria.

Dumaria is about 31 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumaria is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Gopikandar is about 3.7 km away. Ambajora Shikaripara is about 19 km away. Dumka is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Duaria (under 2 km), Balia (1.8 km) and Tengjor (1.8 km).

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

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