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About Dumardiha Village

Dumardiha is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,115, made up of 584 males and 531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumardiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumardiha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 60 hectares
Population 1,115
Male Population 584
Female Population 531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumardiha compares

By the 2011 count Dumardiha is the 64th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Dumardiha

Dumardiha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dumardiha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dumardiha from other places

Dumardiha lies about 48 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 4.4 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 Dumardiha
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 4.4 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 29 km
District headquarters Giridih 48 km

Villages closest to Dumardiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumardiha village had a population of 1,115. That makes it the 64th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Dumardiha village has 584 males and 531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumardiha has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Dumardiha is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumardiha covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dumardiha falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dumardiha is Dhanwar, about 4.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dumardiha.

Dumardiha is about 48 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumardiha is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 4.4 km away. Barki Saria is about 29 km away. Giridih is about 48 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 Alias Mirdha Singh (under 2 km), Dumardiha Ghoskodih (under 2 km) and Andharkolwa (under 2 km).

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

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