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About Dumria Village

Dumria is a small village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 218, made up of 108 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumria village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Masalia
Pincode 814119
Area (hectares) 52.9 hectares
Population 218
Male Population 108
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
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 Dumria compares

By the 2011 count Dumria is the 182nd largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 52.9 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Dumria

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

Dumria lies about 33 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Joramow Railway Station, about 24 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 Dumria
Nearest railway station Joramow Railway Station 24 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Masalia 33 km
District headquarters Dumka 33 km

Villages closest to Dumria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumria village had a population of 218. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Dumria village has 108 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumria has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Dumria is 814119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumria covers 52.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dumria falls under Masalia tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dumria is Joramow Railway Station, about 24 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 Dumria.

Dumria is about 33 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumria is in Masalia tehsil of Dumka district. Joramow Railway Station is about 24 km away. Jāmtāra is about 29 km away. Masalia is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhota Dumria (under 2 km), Lakhanpur (under 2 km) and Paharidih (2.0 km).

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

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