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About Dumri Village

Dumri is a mid sized village in Bhandra tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 979, made up of 473 males and 506 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Bhandra
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 264 hectares
Population 979
Male Population 473
Female Population 506
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
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 Dumri compares

By the 2011 count Dumri is the 25th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,273 residents. Its 264 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Dumri

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

Dumri lies about 21 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Nagjua, about 6.3 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 Dumri
Nearest railway station Nagjua 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhandra 6.4 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 21 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 21 km

Villages closest to Dumri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumri village had a population of 979. That makes it the 25th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,273 residents.

Dumri village has 473 males and 506 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumri has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Dumri is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumri covers 264 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dumri falls under Bhandra tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dumri is Nagjua, about 6.3 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 Dumri.

Dumri is about 21 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumri is in Bhandra tehsil of Lohardaga district. Nagjua is about 6.3 km away. Bhandra is about 6.4 km away. Lohardaga is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandriya (under 2 km), Kota (under 2 km) and Jamgain (1.9 km).

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

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