# Dumra Village, Bhawanipur, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhawanipur, Purnia 

# Dumra

Dumra is a village in Bhawanipur sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar, PIN code **854204**. The 2011 Census counted **8,604 people in 1,847 households**, the 3rd largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 47.7%.

- 8,604people (2011)
- 1,847households
- 47.9%literacy
- 854204PIN code

## Dumra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dumra is 854204.** Dumra falls in Bhawanipur sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- PIN code854204
- Gram panchayatSoraiti
- Community development blockBhawanipur
- Census village code223232

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?

- Bhawanipur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)60 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)60 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?

16 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhawanipur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhavnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Dumra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 1,127 hectares of village land is sown, and 530 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, 0 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dumra · ■ Bhawanipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****21%**

**26%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dumra?

■ Dumra · ■ Bhawanipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.9%**

**47.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940**

**967

Working population ****34.8%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.7% for men and 40.2% for women. 46% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 405 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 538 (18%) · **■** Household industry 8 (0%) · **■** Other work 89 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1,951 (65%)

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 Bhawanipur

- Bhawanipur Rajdham28,649 people
- Sahiaganj12,014 people
- Jabe6,363 people
- Siripur Milik6,238 people
- Akbarpur5,894 people
- Shekhpura5,228 people

[All 88 villages in Bhawanipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/bhawanipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dumra?854204
- How far is Dumra from Purnia?60 km by road
- What is the population of Dumra?8,604 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dumra in?Purnia district (Bhawanipur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dumra?47.9% (Census 2011)
