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About Dumardiha Village

Dumardiha is a small village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 280, made up of 145 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 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 Gande
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 280
Male Population 145
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dumardiha compares

By the 2011 count Dumardiha is the 177th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Dumardiha

Dumardiha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dumardiha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 19 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 8.3 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
Tehsil headquarters Gande 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt 8.3 km
Nearest town Madhupur 18 km
District headquarters Giridih 19 km

Villages closest to Dumardiha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gande 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 280. That makes it the 177th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Dumardiha village has 145 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumardiha has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

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

Dumardiha covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dumardiha falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dumardiha is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 8.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dumardiha.

Dumardiha is about 19 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 Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Gande is about 5.3 km away. Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt is about 8.3 km away. Madhupur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhemal (under 2 km), Maniadih (under 2 km) and Manjhidih (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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