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About Dumaria Village

Dumaria is a mid sized village in Jhalda I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,459, made up of 775 males and 684 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumaria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda I
Pincode 723202
Area (hectares) 74.43 hectares
Population 1,459
Male Population 775
Female Population 684
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dumaria compares

By the 2011 count Dumaria is the 20th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 74.43 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Dumaria

Dumaria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dumaria 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Darpa, Digardi, Dulla and Dulmi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dumaria

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumaria village had a population of 1,459. That makes it the 20th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Dumaria village has 775 males and 684 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumaria has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Dumaria is 723202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumaria covers 74.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dumaria falls under Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dumaria notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Dumaria.

Dumaria is in Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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