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About Dumardiha Village

Dumardiha is a mid sized village in Para tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 965, made up of 508 males and 457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumardiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumardiha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Para
Pincode 723162
Area (hectares) 204.77 hectares
Population 965
Male Population 508
Female Population 457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dumardiha compares

By the 2011 count Dumardiha is the 64th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents. Its 204.77 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Dumardiha

Dumardiha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dumardiha 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dumardiha from other places

Dumardiha lies about 42 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Bandhdih, about 3.3 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 Dumardiha
Nearest railway station Bandhdih 3.3 km
Nearest town Sijua 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Para 31 km
District headquarters Puruliya 42 km

Villages closest to Dumardiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumardiha village had a population of 965. That makes it the 64th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents.

Dumardiha village has 508 males and 457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumardiha has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Dumardiha is 723162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumardiha covers 204.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dumardiha falls under Para tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dumardiha is Bandhdih, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dumardiha.

Dumardiha is about 42 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumardiha is in Para tehsil of Puruliya district. Bandhdih is about 3.3 km away. Sijua is about 10 km away. Para is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahuda (3.1 km), Alkusa (4.4 km) and Durgamahal (11 km).

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

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