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About Dumaria Village

Dumaria is a small village in Chhatarpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 227, made up of 119 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 545 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumaria village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Chhatarpur
Pincode 822113
Area (hectares) 545 hectares
Population 227
Male Population 119
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dumaria compares

By the 2011 count Dumaria is the 102nd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 545 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Dumaria

Dumaria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dumaria as Available within 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 5 - 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 16 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Chaudhribandh, about 12 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
Nearest railway station Chaudhribandh 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhatarpur 16 km
District headquarters Palamu 16 km
Nearest town Gumia 21 km

Villages closest to Dumaria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chhatarpur 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 227. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Dumaria village has 119 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumaria has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Dumaria is 822113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumaria covers 545 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dumaria falls under Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dumaria is Chaudhribandh, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dumaria.

Dumaria is about 16 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumaria is in Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district. Chaudhribandh is about 12 km away. Chhatarpur is about 16 km away. Palamu is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chiru (2.0 km), Loto (9.2 km) and Kachanpur (10 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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