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About Dumriakalan Village

Dumriakalan is a small village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 304, made up of 155 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumriakalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumriakalan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jarmundi
Pincode 814118
Area (hectares) 88 hectares
Population 304
Male Population 155
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
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 Dumriakalan compares

By the 2011 count Dumriakalan is the 188th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 88 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Dumriakalan

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

Dumriakalan lies about 43 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Ghormara, about 2.5 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 Dumriakalan
Nearest railway station Ghormara 2.5 km
Nearest town Deoghar 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Jarmundi 20 km
District headquarters Dumka 43 km

Villages closest to Dumriakalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumriakalan village had a population of 304. That makes it the 188th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Dumriakalan village has 155 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumriakalan has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Dumriakalan is 814118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumriakalan covers 88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dumriakalan falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dumriakalan is Ghormara, about 2.5 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 Dumriakalan.

Dumriakalan is about 43 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumriakalan is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Ghormara is about 2.5 km away. Deoghar is about 18 km away. Jarmundi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumardiha (under 2 km), Dumaria (under 2 km) and Dumaria Bahiyar (under 2 km).

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

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