# Dumaria Village, Dhamdaha, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhamdaha, Purnia 

# Dumaria

Dumaria is a village in Dhamdaha sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,191 people in 833 households**, the 29th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.

- 4,191people (2011)
- 833households
- 41.3%literacy
- 886females per 1,000 males

## Dumaria PIN code and other codes

Dumaria falls in Dhamdaha sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChakla Dumaria
- Community development blockDhamdaha
- Census village code223316

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?

- Dhamdaha (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)26 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)26 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?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dumaria; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhamdaha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhamdaha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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, maize and wheat**. About 97% of the 524 hectares of village land is sown, and 476 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, 26 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dumaria · ■ Dhamdaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**54%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**96%

Use banking services ****18%**

**28%

Television ****8%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**35%

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 Dumaria?

■ Dumaria · ■ Dhamdaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.3%**

**53.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**955

Working population ****52.3%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.4% for men and 35.4% for women. 52% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 285 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,438 (66%) · **■** Household industry 121 (6%) · **■** Other work 117 (5%) · **■** Marginal 232 (11%)

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 Dhamdaha

- Kajra4,642 people
- Satmi4,362 people
- Pirankar4,349 people
- Itahari4,218 people
- Bhutia4,010 people
- Khanua3,849 people
- Kishunpur Balua3,103 people
- Harpur2,574 people

[All 81 villages in Dhamdaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dhamdaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dumaria from Purnia?26 km by road
- What is the population of Dumaria?4,191 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dumaria in?Purnia district (Dhamdaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dumaria?41.3% (Census 2011)