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About Dumra Village

Dumra is a mid sized village in Ichagarh tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,263, made up of 657 males and 606 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Ichagarh
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 384 hectares
Population 1,263
Male Population 657
Female Population 606
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
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 Dumra compares

By the 2011 count Dumra is the 15th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 384 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Dumra

Dumra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dumra 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 Dumra from other places

Dumra lies about 31 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Tiraldih, about 8.6 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 Dumra
Nearest railway station Tiraldih 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Ichagarh 11 km
Nearest town Būndu 28 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 31 km

Villages closest to Dumra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumra village had a population of 1,263. That makes it the 15th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Dumra village has 657 males and 606 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumra has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Dumra is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumra covers 384 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dumra falls under Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dumra is Tiraldih, about 8.6 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 Dumra.

Dumra is about 31 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumra is in Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Tiraldih is about 8.6 km away. Ichagarh is about 11 km away. Būndu is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Situ (under 2 km), Hartaldih (under 2 km) and Punrihesa (1.6 km).

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

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