About Dumki Village

Dumki is a small village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 266, made up of 134 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumki village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Borio
Pincode	816109
Area (hectares)	259.56 hectares
Population	266
Male Population	134
Female Population	132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumki compares

By the 2011 count Dumki is the 95th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 259.56 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Dumki

Dumki is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dumki as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dumki from other places

Dumki lies about 28 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Tinpahar Junction, about 19 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 Dumki
Tehsil headquarters	Borio	5.1 km
Nearest railway station	Tinpahar Junction	19 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	28 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	28 km

Villages closest to Dumki

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.

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Common questions about Dumki

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumki village had a population of 266. That makes it the 95th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Dumki village has 134 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumki has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

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

Dumki covers 259.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dumki falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dumki is Tinpahar Junction, about 19 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dumki.

Dumki is about 28 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumki is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Borio is about 5.1 km away. Tinpahar Junction is about 19 km away. Sahibganj is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.