# Dumra Village, Raniganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Raniganj, Araria 

# Dumra

Dumra is a village in Raniganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,442 people in 383 households**, the 59th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 30.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.7%.

- 2,442people (2011)
- 383households
- 30.5%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Dumra PIN code and other codes

Dumra falls in Raniganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGhaghri
- Community development blockRaniganj
- Census village code221758

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

## How far is Dumra from nearby towns?

- Raniganj (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)25 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)25 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 Dumra?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dumra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farbishganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Dumra known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 85% of the 130 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Dumra

Of every 100 households in Dumra in 2011, 1 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dumra · ■ Raniganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**92%

Tap water ****19%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**62%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****20%**

**23%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Dumra?

■ Dumra · ■ Raniganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****30.5%**

**49.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1081**

**960

Working population ****31.6%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 29.4% for men and 31.7% for women. 46% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 183 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 222 (29%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (1%) · **■** Marginal 346 (45%)

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 Raniganj

- Dhobinia2,569 people
- Daria Rai2,566 people
- Sanjhaili2,523 people
- Saidpur2,505 people
- Mahasaili Gidhwas2,365 people
- Rajbaili2,303 people
- Raghunathpur2,226 people
- Kumhra2,199 people

[All 89 villages in Raniganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/raniganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dumra from Araria?25 km by road
- What is the population of Dumra?2,442 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dumra in?Araria district (Raniganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dumra?30.5% (Census 2011)