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About Dumaria Village

Dumaria is a small village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 333, made up of 169 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumaria village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 816107
Area (hectares) 211 hectares
Population 333
Male Population 169
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
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 Dumaria compares

By the 2011 count Dumaria is the 204th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 211 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Dumaria

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

Dumaria lies about 17 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Tilbhita, about 18 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 Dumaria
District headquarters Pakur 17 km
Nearest railway station Tilbhita 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 19 km

Villages closest to Dumaria

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 Dumaria

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumaria village had a population of 333. That makes it the 204th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Dumaria village has 169 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumaria has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Dumaria is 816107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumaria covers 211 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dumaria falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dumaria is Tilbhita, about 18 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 Dumaria.

Dumaria is about 17 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumaria is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Pakur is about 17 km away. Tilbhita is about 18 km away. Maheshpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talpahari (under 2 km), Durgapur (4.6 km) and Kumhirbil (5.8 km).

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

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