Village · Shahpur, Bhojpur # Dumariya Dumariya is a village in Shahpur sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 3,265 people in 487 households, the 18th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%. - 3,265 people (2011) - 487 households - 82.8% literacy - 849 females per 1,000 males ## Dumariya PIN code and other codes Dumariya falls in Shahpur sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Dumariya - Community development block Shahpur - Census village code 246641 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dumariya from nearby towns? - Shahpur (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Arrah (district HQ) 25 km by road - Shahpur (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dumariya? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Dumariya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Arrah - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Arrah - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dumariya known for? The main crops are paddy. About 95% of the 359 hectares of village land is sown, and 165 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dumariya Of every 100 households in Dumariya in 2011, 2 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Dumariya · ■ Shahpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 2% 5% - Toilet within the home 21% 17% - No toilet (open defecation) 78% 82% - Tap water 2% 4% - Drinking water within premises 81% 74% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 8% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 90% - Use banking services 64% 63% - Television 16% 18% - Mobile phone 66% 69% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 15% 12% - Car / jeep / van 2% 2% - None of these assets 15% 15% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dumariya? ■ Dumariya · ■ Shahpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 82.8% 70.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 849 894 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 811 909 - Working population 35.1% 31.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.3% for men and 71.7% for women. 43% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 178 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 75 (7%) · ■ Household industry 39 (3%) · ■ Other work 224 (20%) · ■ Marginal 629 (55%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shahpur - Char Ghat 4,143 people - Karja 3,453 people - Tikapur 3,439 people - Khutaha 3,303 people - Lachatola Bersingha 3,223 people - Khagraha 3,201 people - Kharaun 3,139 people - Harkhi Pipra 3,136 people All 137 villages in Shahpur ## Other places named Dumariya - Dumariya · Village, Sangrampur, Purba Champaran · 4,262 people - Dumariya · Village, Baikunthpur, Koriya · 2,285 people - Dumariya · Village, Godda, Godda · 2,155 people - Dumariya · Village, Robertsganj, Sonbhadra · 1,961 people - Dumariya · Village, Surajpur, Surguja · 1,742 people - Dumariya · Village, Dumaria, Purbi Singhbhum · 1,507 people ## Quick answers - How far is Dumariya from Arrah? 25 km by road - What is the population of Dumariya? 3,265 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dumariya in? Bhojpur district (Shahpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dumariya? 82.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/shahpur/dumariya/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.