# Dumra Village, Goriakothi, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Goriakothi, Siwan 

# Dumra

Dumra is a village in Goriakothi sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,468 people in 734 households**, the 15th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.2%.

- 4,468people (2011)
- 734households
- 69.6%literacy
- 1,011females per 1,000 males

## Dumra PIN code and other codes

Dumra falls in Goriakothi sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMahammadpur
- Community development blockGoriakothi
- Census village code231574

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?

- Goriakothi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)24 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)24 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

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 school5–10 km · Goriakothi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 82% of the 276 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dumra · ■ Goriakothi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**80%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**62%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****80%**

**76%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**10%

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 Dumra?

■ Dumra · ■ Goriakothi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**67.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012**

**945

Working population ****25.7%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 59.4% for women. 42% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 185 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (8%) · **■** Other work 85 (7%) · **■** Marginal 783 (68%)

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 Goriakothi

- Saidpura5,537 people
- Mahammadpur5,407 people
- Gorea Kothi4,564 people
- Basantpur4,506 people
- Barhoga Jaddu4,260 people
- Barhoga Parsotim3,643 people
- Hariharpur Kalan3,631 people
- Harpur3,490 people

[All 81 villages in Goriakothi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/goriakothi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dumra from Siwan?24 km by road
- What is the population of Dumra?4,468 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dumra in?Siwan district (Goriakothi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dumra?69.6% (Census 2011)
