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About Dumri Village

Dumri is a mid sized village in Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,063, made up of 576 males and 487 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, 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 Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha
Pincode 822113
Area (hectares) 181 hectares
Population 1,063
Male Population 576
Female Population 487
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dumri compares

By the 2011 count Dumri is the 22nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 819 residents. Its 181 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dumri from other places

Dumri lies about 19 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Parasnath, about 2.8 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
Nearest railway station Parasnath 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha 19 km
District headquarters Palamu 19 km
Nearest town Gomoh 20 km

Villages closest to Dumri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha 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 1,063. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 819 residents.

Dumri village has 576 males and 487 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumri has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

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

Dumri covers 181 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dumri falls under Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dumri is Parasnath, about 2.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dumri.

Dumri is about 19 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 Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha tehsil of Palamu district. Parasnath is about 2.8 km away. Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha is about 19 km away. Palamu 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 Mangara (4.8 km), Kulhia (8.0 km) and Barwadih Alias Koshiara (12 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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