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About Dumaria Village

Dumaria is a small village in Meherma tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 155, made up of 81 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumaria village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Meherma
Pincode 814160
Area (hectares) 31 hectares
Population 155
Male Population 81
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumaria compares

By the 2011 count Dumaria is the 111th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 31 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Dumaria

Dumaria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dumaria as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 8.8 km from Meherma, and the nearest railway station is Godda, about 6.8 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 Godda 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Meherma 8.8 km

Villages closest to Dumaria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Meherma 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 155. That makes it the 111th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Dumaria village has 81 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumaria has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Dumaria is 814160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumaria covers 31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dumaria falls under Meherma tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dumaria is Godda, about 6.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dumaria.

Dumaria is about 8.8 km from Meherma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumaria is in Meherma tehsil of Godda district. Godda is about 6.8 km away. Meherma is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sapta Chak (3.5 km), Gobindpur (4.7 km) and Benia Kita (5.4 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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