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About Dumarkola Village

Dumarkola is a small village in Harischandrapur I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 266, made up of 132 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumarkola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumarkola village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Harischandrapur I
Pincode 732123
Area (hectares) 47.2 hectares
Population 266
Male Population 132
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumarkola compares

By the 2011 count Dumarkola is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents. Its 47.2 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Dumarkola

Dumarkola is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dumarkola as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dumarkola from other places

Dumarkola lies about 35 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Harishchandrapur, 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 Dumarkola
Nearest railway station Harishchandrapur 8.6 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Harischandrapur I 35 km
District headquarters Maldah 35 km

Villages closest to Dumarkola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumarkola village had a population of 266. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents.

Dumarkola village has 132 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumarkola has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Dumarkola is 732123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumarkola covers 47.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dumarkola falls under Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dumarkola is Harishchandrapur, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dumarkola.

Dumarkola is about 35 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumarkola is in Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district. Harishchandrapur is about 8.6 km away. Rāiganj is about 26 km away. Harischandrapur I is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakshmanpur (under 2 km), Lakshmipur (under 2 km) and Konar (under 2 km).

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

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