# Dumaria Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/dumaria/ Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran # Dumaria Dumaria is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,868 people in 729 households**, the 22nd largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%. - 3,868people (2011) - 729households - 53.8%literacy - 875females per 1,000 males ## Dumaria PIN code and other codes Dumaria falls in Narkatiaganj sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDumaria - Community development blockNarkatiaganj - Census village code216693 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? - Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)46 km by road - Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)17 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? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Dumaria; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narkatiaganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Narkatiaganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river 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 79% of the 363 hectares of village land is sown, and 266 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, 4 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Dumaria · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **5% Toilet within the home ****6%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **86% Tap water ****8%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****60%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **98% Use banking services ****44%** **36% Television ****11%** **7% Mobile phone ****50%** **51% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****19%** **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 · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.8%** **53.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875** **917 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956** **957 Working population ****34.0%** **36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.2% for men and 40.4% for women. 47% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 94 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 791 (60%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 86 (7%) · **■** Marginal 332 (25%) 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 Narkatiaganj - Pakri4,065 people - Rampur4,038 people - Sonasati3,968 people - Maldahia3,909 people - Harditerha3,821 people - Binwalia3,668 people - Chengauna3,623 people - Sirsia3,614 people [All 160 villages in Narkatiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dumaria from Bettiah?46 km by road - What is the population of Dumaria?3,868 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dumaria in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dumaria?53.8% (Census 2011)