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About Dompara Village

Dompara is a small village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 472, made up of 246 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dompara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dompara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barharwa
Pincode 816101
Area (hectares) 65 hectares
Population 472
Male Population 246
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dompara compares

By the 2011 count Dompara is the 81st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 65 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Dompara

Dompara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dompara 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dompara from other places

Dompara lies about 53 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Gumani, about 4.8 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 Dompara
Nearest railway station Gumani 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Barharwa 8.9 km
Nearest town Farakka 14 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 53 km

Villages closest to Dompara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dompara village had a population of 472. That makes it the 81st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Dompara village has 246 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dompara has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Dompara is 816101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dompara covers 65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dompara falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dompara is Gumani, about 4.8 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 10+ km distance for Dompara.

Dompara is about 53 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dompara is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Gumani is about 4.8 km away. Barharwa is about 8.9 km away. Farakka is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nischintapur (under 2 km), Nischintpur (under 2 km) and Agloi (under 2 km).

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

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