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About Dumli Village

Dumli is a small village in Barhait tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 464, made up of 249 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumli village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barhait
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 173.87 hectares
Population 464
Male Population 249
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumli compares

By the 2011 count Dumli is the 66th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 173.87 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 1008.

Getting to Dumli

Dumli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dumli 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dumli from other places

Dumli lies about 18 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 Dumli
Nearest railway station Taljhari 6.1 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhait 18 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 18 km

Villages closest to Dumli

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.

Common questions about Dumli

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumli village had a population of 464. That makes it the 66th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Dumli village has 249 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumli has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Dumli is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumli covers 173.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dumli falls under Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dumli is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 km distance for Dumli.

Dumli is about 18 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumli is in Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district. Taljhari is about 6.1 km away. Rājmahal is about 15 km away. Barhait is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Argandi (under 2 km), Bastadih (under 2 km) and Bedomori (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dumli today is likely to be higher.

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