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About Dumarhir Village

Dumarhir is a mid sized village in Litipara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 721, made up of 351 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumarhir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumarhir village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Litipara
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 355 hectares
Population 721
Male Population 351
Female Population 370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
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 Dumarhir compares

By the 2011 count Dumarhir is the 33rd largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 384 residents. Its 355 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Dumarhir

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

Dumarhir lies about 33 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Tilbhita, about 34 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 Dumarhir
Tehsil headquarters Litipara 15 km
District headquarters Pakur 33 km
Nearest railway station Tilbhita 34 km

Villages closest to Dumarhir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumarhir village had a population of 721. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 384 residents.

Dumarhir village has 351 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumarhir has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Dumarhir is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumarhir covers 355 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dumarhir falls under Litipara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dumarhir is Tilbhita, about 34 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 Dumarhir.

Dumarhir is about 33 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumarhir is in Litipara tehsil of Pakur district. Litipara is about 15 km away. Pakur is about 33 km away. Tilbhita is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patuara (2.4 km), Bara Malipara (3.7 km) and Chhota Malipara (3.7 km).

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

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