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About Dumra Village

Dumra is a mid sized village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 961, made up of 476 males and 485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar I
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 144.08 hectares
Population 961
Male Population 476
Female Population 485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dumra compares

By the 2011 count Dumra is the 54th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 144.08 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Dumra

Dumra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dumra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 23 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, about under 2 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 Gadadharpur under 2 km
Nearest town Sainthia 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar I 23 km
District headquarters Birbhum 23 km

Villages closest to Dumra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar I 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 961. That makes it the 54th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Dumra village has 476 males and 485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumra has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Dumra is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumra covers 144.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dumra falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dumra is Gadadharpur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dumra.

Dumra is about 23 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumra is in Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about under 2 km away. Sainthia is about 8.4 km away. Mayureswar I is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanksa (under 2 km), Gadadharpur (1.6 km) and Rautgara (2.1 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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