About Dumari Village

Dumari is a mid sized village in Balarampur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,484, made up of 736 males and 748 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 381.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumari village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Balarampur
Pincode	723153
Area (hectares)	381.62 hectares
Population	1,484
Male Population	736
Female Population	748
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,016
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 Dumari compares

By the 2011 count Dumari is the 29th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 381.62 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Dumari

Dumari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dumari 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 Dumari from other places

Dumari lies about 57 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Bakarkudi, about 8.8 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 Dumari
Nearest railway station	Bakarkudi	8.8 km
Nearest town	Būndu	33 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balarampur	34 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	57 km

Villages closest to Dumari

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

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Common questions about Dumari

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumari village had a population of 1,484. That makes it the 29th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Dumari village has 736 males and 748 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumari has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Dumari is 723153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumari covers 381.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dumari falls under Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dumari is Bakarkudi, about 8.8 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 Dumari.

Dumari is about 57 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumari is in Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district. Bakarkudi is about 8.8 km away. Būndu is about 33 km away. Balarampur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.