# Dumra Village, Sonbarsa, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sonbarsa, Saharsa 

# Dumra

Dumra is a village in Sonbarsa sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,705 people in 485 households**, the 36th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%.

- 2,705people (2011)
- 485households
- 62.3%literacy
- 880females per 1,000 males

## Dumra PIN code and other codes

Dumra falls in Sonbarsa sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLagma
- Community development blockSonbarsa
- Census village code226529

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?

- Sonbarsa (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)27 km by road
- Saharasa (nearest town)27 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?

11 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sanbarsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 h winter

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 75% of the 255 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dumra · ■ Sonbarsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**54%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****61%**

**44%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**40%

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 Dumra?

■ Dumra · ■ Sonbarsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.3%**

**52.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**937

Working population ****29.8%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 49.0% for women. 45% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 255 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 317 (39%) · **■** Household industry 52 (6%) · **■** Other work 60 (7%) · **■** Marginal 122 (15%)

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 Sonbarsa

- Durgapur3,315 people
- Belhat3,194 people
- Bhaura3,111 people
- Paman2,839 people
- Lagma2,700 people
- Fatehpur2,608 people
- Rakhauta2,599 people
- Balia Ekduari2,585 people

[All 59 villages in Sonbarsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/sonbarsa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dumra from Saharsa?27 km by road
- What is the population of Dumra?2,705 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dumra in?Saharsa district (Sonbarsa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dumra?62.3% (Census 2011)