# Dumra Village, Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur 

# Dumra

Dumra is a village in Sahid Matangini sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,993 people in 685 households**, the 20th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 2,993people (2011)
- 685households
- 89.8%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dumra

Of every 100 households in Dumra in 2011, 76 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Dumra · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**21%

Tap water ****6%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**6%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**89%

Use banking services ****41%**

**38%

Television ****19%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**24%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.8%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****775**

**955

Working population ****34.7%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 85.3% for women. 62% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 109 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 137 (13%) · **■** Household industry 48 (5%) · **■** Other work 394 (38%) · **■** Marginal 352 (34%)

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 Sahid Matangini

- Ballok3,565 people
- Dakshin Usatpur3,409 people
- Sabalara3,393 people
- Uttar Usatpur3,167 people
- Polanda2,983 people
- Kakharda2,930 people
- Narayandari2,786 people
- Barnan2,731 people

[All 86 villages in Sahid Matangini](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/sahid-matangini/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dumra?2,993 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dumra in?Purba Medinipur district (Sahid Matangini sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dumra?89.8% (Census 2011)