About Dumra Village

Dumra is a mid sized village in Ranishwar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 745, made up of 390 males and 355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Ranishwar
Pincode	814148
Area (hectares)	82.15 hectares
Population	745
Male Population	390
Female Population	355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
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 Dumra compares

By the 2011 count Dumra is the 34th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 526 residents. Its 82.15 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Dumra

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

Dumra 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 Dumra
Nearest railway station	Joramow Railway Station	24 km
Nearest town	Jāmtāra	29 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ranishwar	33 km
District headquarters	Dumka	33 km

Villages closest to Dumra

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

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Common questions about Dumra

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumra village had a population of 745. That makes it the 34th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 526 residents.

Dumra village has 390 males and 355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumra has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Dumra is 814148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumra covers 82.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dumra falls under Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dumra 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 Dumra.

Dumra 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.

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