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About Dumra Village

Dumra is a mid sized village in Mahagama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 695, made up of 347 males and 348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Mahagama
Pincode 814154
Area (hectares) 60 hectares
Population 695
Male Population 347
Female Population 348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
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 Dumra compares

By the 2011 count Dumra is the 89th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 788 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dumra

Dumra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dumra 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 Dumra from other places

Dumra lies about 31 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 22 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
Tehsil headquarters Mahagama 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Ekchari 22 km
Nearest town Colgong 24 km
District headquarters Godda 31 km

Villages closest to Dumra

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 Dumra

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumra village had a population of 695. That makes it the 89th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 788 residents.

Dumra village has 347 males and 348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumra has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

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

Dumra covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dumra falls under Mahagama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dumra is Ekchari, about 22 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 Dumra.

Dumra is about 31 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumra is in Mahagama tehsil of Godda district. Mahagama is about 6.0 km away. Ekchari is about 22 km away. Colgong is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalpur (2.2 km), Balia Ghat (2.4 km) and Dhankurda (3.3 km).

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

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