Dumra is a village in Bhawanipur mandal, Purnia district, Bihar, with a population of 8,604 distributed across 1,847 households. The literacy rate is 38.3%, and the village is positioned at coordinates 25.621°N, 87.400°E.
By population, Dumra ranks #3 of 88 villages in Bhawanipur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dumra is a village of 8,604 people in 1,847 households (Census 2011) in Bhawanipur block, Purnia district, Bihar, the 3rd-largest of 88 villages in Bhawanipur block. Literacy is 38%, about the same as the block average, and the sex ratio is 896 women per 1,000 men. It lies 70 km from the Purnia district centre, 13 km from Barari, the nearest town, 13 km from Semapur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854204, served by Bhawanipur Rajdham post office; the LGD village code is 223232. The nearest hospital or health centre is Referral Hospital,Barari, 14 km away. The sarpanch is REETA DEVI, and the village votes in Korha assembly constituency, represented by Kavita Devi. The population is estimated at 10,144 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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