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About Dumaria Kalan Village

Dumaria Kalan is a mid sized village in Mahagama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 636, made up of 340 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumaria Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumaria Kalan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Mahagama
Pincode 814154
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 636
Male Population 340
Female Population 296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumaria Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Dumaria Kalan is the 96th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 788 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dumaria Kalan

Dumaria Kalan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dumaria Kalan as Available within 5 - 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 Kalan from other places

Dumaria Kalan lies about 26 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 17 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 Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Mahagama 14 km
Nearest railway station Ghogha 17 km
Nearest town Purāini 22 km
District headquarters Godda 26 km

Villages closest to Dumaria Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumaria Kalan village had a population of 636. That makes it the 96th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 788 residents.

Dumaria Kalan village has 340 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumaria Kalan has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Dumaria Kalan is 814154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumaria Kalan covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dumaria Kalan falls under Mahagama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dumaria Kalan is Ghogha, about 17 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 10+ km distance for Dumaria Kalan.

Dumaria Kalan is about 26 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumaria Kalan is in Mahagama tehsil of Godda district. Mahagama is about 14 km away. Ghogha is about 17 km away. Purāini is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumaria Mal (under 2 km), Narattampur (under 2 km) and Dumaria Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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