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About Dumri Village

Dumri is a mid sized village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 730, made up of 363 males and 367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822110, 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 Chainpur
Pincode 822110
Area (hectares) 85.75 hectares
Population 730
Male Population 363
Female Population 367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dumri compares

By the 2011 count Dumri is the 93rd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 85.75 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Dumri

Dumri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dumri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 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 Chainpur 5.6 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 Chainpur 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 730. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Dumri village has 363 males and 367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumri has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Dumri is 822110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumri covers 85.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dumri falls under Chainpur 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district. Parasnath is about 2.8 km away. Chainpur is about 5.6 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 Chain Pur (5.6 km), Haminpur (5.6 km) and Ajodhya Kolhua (10.0 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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