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About Dumri Village

Dumri is a mid sized village in Manatu tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,271, made up of 684 males and 587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1032 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Manatu
Pincode 822123
Area (hectares) 1032 hectares
Population 1,271
Male Population 684
Female Population 587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumri compares

By the 2011 count Dumri is the 8th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 1032 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Dumri

Dumri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dumri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 161 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Kajri, about 37 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
Tehsil headquarters Manatu 28 km
Nearest railway station Kajri 37 km
Nearest town Medininagar 40 km
District headquarters Palamu 161 km

Villages closest to Dumri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manatu 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 1,271. That makes it the 8th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Dumri village has 684 males and 587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumri has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Dumri is 822123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumri covers 1032 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dumri falls under Manatu tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dumri is Kajri, about 37 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 village for Dumri.

Dumri is about 161 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumri is in Manatu tehsil of Palamu district. Manatu is about 28 km away. Kajri is about 37 km away. Medininagar is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daldalia (2.1 km), Khaira (2.8 km) and Tetar (2.9 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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