Dumri is a village in the
Dumri CD block in the
Dumri subdivision
Dumri subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Giridih district in the state of Jharkhand, India
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Giridih district
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in the
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Jharkhand
Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . It ...
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Geography
Location
Dumri is located at .
Area overview
Giridih district is a part of the
Chota Nagpur plateau
The Chota Nagpur Plateau is a plateau in eastern India, which covers much of Jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar. The Indo-Gangetic plain lies to the north and east of the plateau, and the bas ...
, with rocky soil and extensive forests. Most of the rivers in the district flow from the west to east, except in the northern portion where the rivers flow north and north west. The
Pareshnath Hill
Parasnath is a mountain peak in the Parasnath Range. It is located towards the eastern end of the Chota Nagpur Plateau in the Giridih district of the Indian state of Jharkhand, India. The hill is named after Lord Parshvanatha, the 23rd Tirthank ...
rises to a height of . The district has coal and mica mines. It is an overwhelmingly rural district with small pockets of urbanisation.
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
According to the
2011 Census of India
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, Dumri had a total population of 5,639, of which 2,935 (52%) were males and 2,704 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 896. The total number of literate persons in Dumri was 3,305 (69.68% of the population over 6 years).
Civic administration
Police station
Dumri police station has jurisdiction over a part of the
Dumri CD block. According to old British records, Dumri PS was there after the
Giridh subdivision was formed in 1870.
CD block HQ
The headquarters of the
Dumri CD block are located at Dumri village.
Transport
NH 19 (old numbering NH 2)/
Grand Trunk Road
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passes through Dumri.
Education
Jharkhand College, Dumri was established in 1985. It is affiliated with
Vinoba Bhave University
Vinoba Bhave University is a central university (India), state university located at Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, India, about 100 km from Ranchi, the state capital. The university offers courses at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels, ...
. It offers courses in arts, science and commerce.
References
Villages in Giridih district
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