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About Dumargari Village

Dumargari is a mid sized village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,235, made up of 597 males and 638 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 821 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumargari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumargari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Pincode 835209
Area (hectares) 821 hectares
Population 1,235
Male Population 597
Female Population 638
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dumargari compares

By the 2011 count Dumargari is the 14th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 821 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1001.

Getting to Dumargari

Dumargari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dumargari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dumargari from other places

Dumargari lies about 26 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Bingaon, about 10 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 Dumargari
Nearest railway station Bingaon 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Karra 11 km
District headquarters Khunti 26 km

Villages closest to Dumargari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumargari village had a population of 1,235. That makes it the 14th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Dumargari village has 597 males and 638 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumargari has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Dumargari is 835209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumargari covers 821 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dumargari falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dumargari is Bingaon, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dumargari.

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

Dumargari is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Bingaon is about 10 km away. Karra is about 11 km away. Khunti is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gungunian (2.1 km), Setahuru (2.2 km) and Manpur (2.2 km).

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

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