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About Dumaria Village

Dumaria is a mid sized village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,075, made up of 563 males and 512 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733134, 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 Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733134
Area (hectares) 177.49 hectares
Population 1,075
Male Population 563
Female Population 512
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
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 138th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 177.49 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dumaria from other places

Dumaria lies about 41 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Azamnagar Road, about 4.2 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 Dumaria
Nearest railway station Azamnagar Road 4.2 km
Nearest town Katihar 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Raiganj 32 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 41 km

Villages closest to Dumaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dumaria village had a population of 1,075. That makes it the 138th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Dumaria village has 563 males and 512 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dumaria has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Dumaria is 733134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dumaria covers 177.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dumaria falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dumaria is Azamnagar Road, about 4.2 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 Dumaria.

Dumaria is about 41 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dumaria is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Azamnagar Road is about 4.2 km away. Katihar is about 25 km away. Raiganj is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taherpur (4.7 km), Bhatghara (5.3 km) and Rishipur (6.6 km).

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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