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About Dumardih Village

Dumardih is a mid sized village in Mahuadanr tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 618, made up of 300 males and 318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 721 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumardih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumardih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Mahuadanr
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 721 hectares
Population 618
Male Population 300
Female Population 318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumardih compares

By the 2011 count Dumardih is the 52nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 740 residents. Its 721 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 985.

Getting to Dumardih

Dumardih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dumardih as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dumardih from other places

Dumardih lies about 47 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Balumath, about 42 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 Dumardih
Tehsil headquarters Mahuadanr 26 km
Nearest town Chatrā 26 km
Nearest railway station Balumath 42 km
District headquarters Latehar 47 km

Villages closest to Dumardih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumardih village had a population of 618. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 740 residents.

Dumardih village has 300 males and 318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumardih has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Dumardih is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumardih covers 721 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dumardih falls under Mahuadanr tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dumardih is Balumath, about 42 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dumardih.

Dumardih is about 47 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumardih is in Mahuadanr tehsil of Latehar district. Mahuadanr is about 26 km away. Chatrā is about 26 km away. Balumath is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Besra Kona (4.6 km), Bartoli (5.9 km) and Sohar (7.1 km).

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

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