# Dumaria Village, Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran 

# Dumaria

Dumaria is a village in Gaunaha sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,645 people in 281 households**, the 42nd largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.

- 1,645people (2011)
- 281households
- 69.8%literacy
- 891females per 1,000 males

## Dumaria PIN code and other codes

Dumaria falls in Gaunaha sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDomat
- Community development blockGaunaha
- Census village code216450

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?

- Gaunaha (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)82 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)23 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 · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 82% of the 227 hectares of village land is sown, and 187 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, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dumaria · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**42%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****37%**

**38%

Television ****12%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dumaria?

■ Dumaria · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**58.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792**

**959

Working population ****48.0%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 56.7% for women. 48% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 30 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (7%) · **■** Other work 16 (2%) · **■** Marginal 688 (87%)

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 Gaunaha

- Bendauli1,710 people
- Turkaulia1,694 people
- Mahuawa Bhaisa1,688 people
- Masjidwa1,688 people
- Barharwa1,624 people
- Kathraw1,614 people
- Lachhnauta1,573 people
- Bhitharwa1,549 people

[All 168 villages in Gaunaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/gaunaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dumaria from Bettiah?82 km by road
- What is the population of Dumaria?1,645 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dumaria in?Pashchim Champaran district (Gaunaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dumaria?69.8% (Census 2011)