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About Dumardih Village

Dumardih is a small village in Jaipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 149 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dumardih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dumardih village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jaipur
Pincode 723201
Area (hectares) 100.39 hectares
Population 290
Male Population 149
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dumardih compares

By the 2011 count Dumardih is the 95th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 100.39 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Dumardih

Dumardih is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dumardih as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dumardih from other places

Dumardih lies about 46 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Tulin, about 3.8 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 Dumardih
Nearest railway station Tulin 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaipur 23 km
Nearest town Chitarpur 33 km
District headquarters Puruliya 46 km

Villages closest to Dumardih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumardih village had a population of 290. That makes it the 95th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Dumardih village has 149 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumardih has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Dumardih is 723201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumardih covers 100.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dumardih falls under Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dumardih is Tulin, about 3.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dumardih.

Dumardih is about 46 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumardih is in Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district. Tulin is about 3.8 km away. Jaipur is about 23 km away. Chitarpur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Piri (3.5 km), Tanasi (5.2 km) and Bhaddi (5.4 km).

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

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