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About Dumri Village

Dumri is a small village in Padwa tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 485, made up of 256 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 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 Padwa
Pincode 822123
Area (hectares) 78 hectares
Population 485
Male Population 256
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumri compares

By the 2011 count Dumri is the 30th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,381 residents. Its 78 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Dumri

Dumri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dumri 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 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 Padwa 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 Padwa 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 485. That makes it the 30th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,381 residents.

Dumri village has 256 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumri has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

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

Dumri covers 78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dumri falls under Padwa 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 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 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 Padwa tehsil of Palamu district. Parasnath is about 2.8 km away. Padwa 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 Barwadih (12 km), Kajarma (30 km) and Batsara (31 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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