# Dumaria Village, Jokihat, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Jokihat, Araria 

# Dumaria

Dumaria is a village in Jokihat sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,961 people in 810 households**, the 28th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 3,961people (2011)
- 810households
- 40.0%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Dumaria PIN code and other codes

Dumaria falls in Jokihat sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatParshadpur
- Community development blockJokihat
- Census village code222179

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dumaria from nearby towns?

- Jokihat (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)14 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)14 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Dumaria?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Dumaria; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sisauna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karvishganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dumaria known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 289 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dumaria

Of every 100 households in Dumaria in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dumaria · ■ Jokihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**93%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****1%**

**17%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**30%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dumaria?

■ Dumaria · ■ Jokihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.0%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924**

**961

Working population ****40.4%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.7% for men and 34.7% for women. 50% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 206 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 677 (42%) · **■** Household industry 30 (2%) · **■** Other work 33 (2%) · **■** Marginal 654 (41%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jokihat

- Malharia4,114 people
- Machhaila4,049 people
- Girda4,019 people
- Dabhra4,016 people
- Bagesari3,929 people
- Khirdaha3,799 people
- Darsana3,714 people
- Phulpur Purwari3,618 people

[All 99 villages in Jokihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/jokihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dumaria from Araria?14 km by road
- What is the population of Dumaria?3,961 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dumaria in?Araria district (Jokihat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dumaria?40.0% (Census 2011)