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About Dumar Village

Dumar is a small village in Churchu tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 433, made up of 214 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Churchu
Pincode 825301
Area (hectares) 224 hectares
Population 433
Male Population 214
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumar compares

By the 2011 count Dumar is the 32nd largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents. Its 224 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Dumar

Dumar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dumar as Available within 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 Dumar from other places

Dumar lies about 11 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribag Town, about 13 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 Dumar
Tehsil headquarters Churchu 9.3 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 11 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 11 km
Nearest railway station Hazaribag Town 13 km

Villages closest to Dumar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumar village had a population of 433. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents.

Dumar village has 214 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumar has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Dumar is 825301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumar covers 224 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dumar falls under Churchu tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dumar is Hazaribag Town, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dumar.

Dumar is about 11 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumar is in Churchu tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Churchu is about 9.3 km away. Hazaribagh is about 11 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khurandih (6.2 km), Oreya (6.9 km) and Lara (7.2 km).

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

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