Dumraon


Dumraon is a nagar parishad city and corresponding community development block in Buxar district in the Indian state of Bihar. Dumraon is one of Bihar's oldest municipalities and one of India's oldest princely states also known as Dumraon Raj. It is located 1.5 km south of National Highway 84, north from NH-30 and from NH-2. It is known for its Sinhora. Sights include Jangali Shiv ka Mandir, Bihariji Ka Mandir, Dumrejani mai ka Mandir, Maa Dakshini bhavani ji ka Mandir and Kaliji Ka Mandir. The famous villages near by Dumraon are Amsari, Baisegaon, Kanjharua, Kopwaon, Koran Sarai, Nandan, Chaugain, Simari, Ariaon & Sowan.

Geography

Dumraon is located at. at an average elevation of 61 metres.

History

Dumraon was the capital of the Dumraon Raj, a powerful zamindari estate ruled by the Ujjainiya Rajputs. The rulers of Dumraon constituted the senior branch of the Ujjainiyas in the region, with the estates at Buxar and Jagdishpur being younger branches. Dumraon was made the capital of the estate in 1745 by Raja Horil Singh, who built a fortress at Dumraon.
Dumraon was formally constituted as a municipality in 1877; during the late 1800s, the town was a producer and exporter of sugar.

Demographics

, Dumraon had a population of 53,618 as per census of 2011 Out of which 28,498 are males while 25,120 are females. The Average Sex Ratio of Dumraon is 881. Males constitute 53% of the population. Dumraon has an average literacy rate of 71.6% lower than the national average by 2.64%: male literacy is 66.6% and, female literacy is 53.4%. In Dumraon, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age. Religion-wise population of Dumraon is as follows: there are 83.85% Hindu, 15.94 Muslim, 0.11% christian, 0.01% Buddhist and 0.07% non-religion.

Notable People

Dumraon Railway Station is located in between Ara and Buxar Railway Station on the Howrah–Delhi main line via Patna–Mughalsarai section main line. The Railway code for Dumraon is DURE.

Villages

Besides the city of Dumraon itself, there are 93 villages in Dumraon block. Of these, 73 are inhabited and 20 are uninhabited. As of 2011, the total population of these villages was 179,064, in 28,898 households.
Village nameTotal land area Population
Belamohan5638
Kunriya60.89
Lohsar11129
Chilhari517.26,207
Chanda113547
Partap Sagar322,243
Kusalpur1332,055
Kulhawa183.3898
Suraundha111.41,846
Naudiha72.4144
Samhar164.2975
Bhojpur Kadim95918,243
Mohammadpur79222
Hakimpur55110
Bhojpur Jadid486.417,088
Chhatanwar7926,310
Rampur218.91,591
Rasulpur103.60
Hathelipur20.2880
Mustafapur38.473
Puraini55.40
Bankat100711
Hata41.3587
Marwatia26.70
Nenuan432.63,099
Bharkhara44.1176
Kudria72.1505
Mungasi127.4562
Kam Karahi47.30
Sahipur67.60
Sundarpur55.90
Bharkunria28.70
Piria95.91,348
Uderampur160
Mohanpur63.6111
Churamanpur71.60
Sagarpur540
Misraulia53.4557
Rajdiha168.81,977
Tulshipur34.8213
Karuaj207.21,904
Nikhura43.3528
Araila1151,020
Lakhan Dehra441.63,149
Bhikha Bandh141.60
Nandan806.96,894
Amthua142.42,204
Sirampur85.8402
Sarora133.61,295
Dheka80.1693
Turiganj215.73,529
Kumbhi97.6828
Noaon716.75,698
Sowan5288,064
Rehiya418.94,129
Ariyawon1,201.99,978
Dubkhi53.41,247
Usrauliya127.40
Basgitiya54.3791
Kachainiya145.31,601
Dakhinawan100.41,557
Kuransarae589.29,714
Mugaon426.65,576
Phogu Tola68.4918
Kopwa327.93,771
Dihri46.90
Kashia348.83,274
Sikta96446
Ekauni307.12,640
Khairahi136.3477
Athaon496.24,197
Dahigana194.3384
Saro Dih130
Udhopur88.30
Chuar173.91,522
Bairia81724
Dhangain60.70
Basgitia36.80
Lahana201.21,409
Kamdharpur40.11,197
Harni Chatti68.9529
Mirchi81.70
Asapur790
Misraulia66243
Khairahi46.10
Parmanpur72.91,132
Kanjharua229.42,099
Pipri57.4436
Niranjanpur48.1925
Adpha100.31,162
Marsara123.4390
Mathila1,672.28,823
Nazirganj702,221