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About Dumuria Village

Dumuria is a small village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 246, made up of 126 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumuria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731201
Area (hectares) 123 hectares
Population 246
Male Population 126
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dumuria compares

By the 2011 count Dumuria is the 183rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Dumuria

The census records public bus service for Dumuria as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dumuria from other places

Dumuria lies about 10 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Adalpahari, about 4.1 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 Dumuria
Nearest railway station Adalpahari 4.1 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 8.9 km
District headquarters Birbhum 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Sainthia 25 km

Villages closest to Dumuria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumuria village had a population of 246. That makes it the 183rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Dumuria village has 126 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumuria has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Dumuria is 731201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumuria covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dumuria falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dumuria is Adalpahari, about 4.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dumuria.

Dumuria is about 10 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumuria is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Adalpahari is about 4.1 km away. Rampur Hat is about 8.9 km away. Birbhum is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barkenda (4.2 km), Salgaria (4.2 km) and Nirisha (5.4 km).

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

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