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About Dumri Village

Dumri is a large village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,376, made up of 1,804 males and 1,572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumri village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Pincode 273209
Area (hectares) 25.49 hectares
Population 3,376
Male Population 1,804
Female Population 1,572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumri compares

By the 2011 count Dumri is the 15th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 25.49 hectares work out to about 132 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Dumri

Dumri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dumri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dumri from other places

Dumri lies about 24 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihapar Halt, about 11 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 Dumri
Nearest railway station Sihapar Halt 11 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 13 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 24 km

Villages closest to Dumri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumri village had a population of 3,376. That makes it the 15th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Dumri village has 1,804 males and 1,572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumri has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Dumri is 273209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumri covers 25.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 132 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dumri falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dumri is Sihapar Halt, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dumri.

Dumri is about 24 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumri is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Sihapar Halt is about 11 km away. Khalīlābād is about 12 km away. Sahjanwa is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipri (under 2 km), Bhikhara (under 2 km) and Bikura (under 2 km).

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

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