About Dumaria Village

Dumaria is a mid sized village in Barhait tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 947, made up of 482 males and 465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumaria village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Barhait
Pincode	816109
Area (hectares)	179.15 hectares
Population	947
Male Population	482
Female Population	465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumaria compares

By the 2011 count Dumaria is the 47th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 179.15 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Dumaria

Dumaria is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dumaria as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dumaria from other places

Dumaria lies about 17 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Mahiyarpur, about 6.5 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	Mahiyarpur	6.5 km
Nearest town	Manihāri	7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barhait	17 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	17 km

Villages closest to Dumaria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barhait 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.

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Common questions about Dumaria

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumaria village had a population of 947. That makes it the 47th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Dumaria village has 482 males and 465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumaria has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Dumaria is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumaria covers 179.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dumaria falls under Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dumaria is Mahiyarpur, about 6.5 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 10+ km distance for Dumaria.

Dumaria is about 17 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumaria is in Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district. Mahiyarpur is about 6.5 km away. Manihāri is about 7.9 km away. Barhait is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.