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About Dumaria Village

Dumaria is a small village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 173, made up of 85 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816103, 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 Shikaripara
Pincode 816103
Area (hectares) 102 hectares
Population 173
Male Population 85
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
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 183rd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above 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 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 Dumaria
Nearest railway station Joramow Railway Station 24 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Shikaripara 33 km
District headquarters Dumka 33 km

Villages closest to Dumaria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shikaripara 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 173. That makes it the 183rd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Dumaria village has 85 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumaria has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Dumaria is 816103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumaria covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dumaria falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dumaria 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 Dumaria.

Dumaria 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.

Dumaria is in Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Joramow Railway Station is about 24 km away. Jāmtāra is about 29 km away. Shikaripara 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 Lakhanpur (under 2 km), Paharudi (2.0 km) and Asna (2.2 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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