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About Dumurgram Village

Dumurgram is one of the larger villages in Murarai I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,335, made up of 4,218 males and 4,117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 622.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumurgram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumurgram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai I
Pincode 731219
Area (hectares) 622.75 hectares
Population 8,335
Male Population 4,218
Female Population 4,117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dumurgram compares

By the 2011 count Dumurgram is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 622.75 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dumurgram

The census records public bus service for Dumurgram 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dumurgram from other places

Dumurgram lies about 27 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, about 2.4 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 Dumurgram
Nearest railway station Murarai 2.4 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai I 27 km
District headquarters Birbhum 27 km

Villages closest to Dumurgram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumurgram village had a population of 8,335. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Dumurgram village has 4,218 males and 4,117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumurgram has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Dumurgram is 731219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumurgram covers 622.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dumurgram falls under Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dumurgram is Murarai, about 2.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dumurgram.

Dumurgram is about 27 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumurgram is in Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district. Murarai is about 2.4 km away. Nalhāti is about 17 km away. Murarai I is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhitora (under 2 km), Paniara (1.9 km) and Prabhurampur (2.6 km).

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

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