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About Dumaria Village

Dumaria is a small village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 495, made up of 242 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816120, 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 Borio
Pincode 816120
Area (hectares) 205 hectares
Population 495
Male Population 242
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumaria compares

By the 2011 count Dumaria is the 54th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 205 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Dumaria

Dumaria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dumaria as Available within <5 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 Dumaria from other places

Dumaria lies about 37 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Dhamdhamia, about 12 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 Dhamdhamia 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Borio 15 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 24 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 37 km

Villages closest to Dumaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumaria village had a population of 495. That makes it the 54th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Dumaria village has 242 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumaria has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Dumaria is 816120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumaria covers 205 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dumaria falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dumaria is Dhamdhamia, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dumaria.

Dumaria is about 37 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 Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Dhamdhamia is about 12 km away. Borio is about 15 km away. Rājmahal is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asanbani (3.0 km), Asanjora Bedo (3.1 km) and Asanjora Mago (3.1 km).

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

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