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About Dumarghati Village

Dumarghati is a mid sized village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 871, made up of 438 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumarghati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumarghati village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 352.62 hectares
Population 871
Male Population 438
Female Population 433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumarghati compares

By the 2011 count Dumarghati is the 68th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 352.62 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Dumarghati

Dumarghati is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dumarghati 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dumarghati from other places

Dumarghati lies about 31 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 28 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 Dumarghati
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 19 km
Nearest railway station Harinsing 28 km
District headquarters Pakur 31 km

Villages closest to Dumarghati

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumarghati village had a population of 871. That makes it the 68th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Dumarghati village has 438 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumarghati has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Dumarghati is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumarghati covers 352.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dumarghati falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dumarghati is Harinsing, about 28 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dumarghati.

Dumarghati is about 31 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumarghati is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 19 km away. Harinsing is about 28 km away. Pakur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Digha (1.5 km), Dhanjori (1.6 km) and Pariardaha (1.9 km).

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

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