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About Dakshin Dumaria Village

Dakshin Dumaria is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,011, made up of 534 males and 477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Dumaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Dumaria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar II
Pincode 733209
Area (hectares) 133.46 hectares
Population 1,011
Male Population 534
Female Population 477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
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 Dakshin Dumaria compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Dumaria is the 109th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 133.46 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Dakshin Dumaria

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

How far is Dakshin Dumaria from other places

Dakshin Dumaria lies about 31 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Salmari, 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 Dakshin Dumaria
Nearest railway station Salmari 3.8 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar II 31 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 31 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Dumaria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar II 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 Dakshin Dumaria

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Dumaria village had a population of 1,011. That makes it the 109th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Dakshin Dumaria village has 534 males and 477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Dumaria has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Dumaria is 733209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Dumaria covers 133.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Dumaria falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Dumaria is Salmari, about 3.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dakshin Dumaria.

Dakshin Dumaria is about 31 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Dumaria is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Salmari is about 3.8 km away. Rāiganj is about 28 km away. Goalpokhar II 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 Banka Dumaria (under 2 km), Uttar Dumaria (under 2 km) and Shekhpura (4.9 km).

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

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