Dumrawan

Dumrawan(डुमराँवा)
Village
Dumrawan(डुमराँवा)

Location in Bihar, India

Coordinates: 24°56′02″N 85°42′01″E / 24.9337658°N 85.7002472°E / 24.9337658; 85.7002472Coordinates: 24°56′02″N 85°42′01″E / 24.9337658°N 85.7002472°E / 24.9337658; 85.7002472
Country  India
State Bihar
Division Magadh
District Nawada
Government
  Type Dumrawan Gram Panchayat
  Mukhiya Anil Rajak
Population (2011)
  Total 5,159
Languages
  Official Magahi, Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 805132

Dumrawan is a village and a Gram Panchayat in Pakri_barawan block of Nawada district in the state of Bihar, India.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,Dumrawan had a population of 5159. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Dumrawan has an average literacy rate of 59.94%, below than the state average of 61.80 %; with 66.87% of the males and 52.08 % of females literate. 16.38% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Administration

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Dumrawan village is administrated by Mukhiya (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Dumrawan comes under Warisaliganj legislative constituency of state of Bihar and under the Nawada Lok Sabha constituency of India.

Economy

In Dumrawan village out of total population, 1756 were engaged in work activities. 71.07 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.93 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1756 workers engaged in Main Work, 498 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 590 were Agricultural laborer. Agriculture is the main occupation, with the main crops being rice,wheat & pulses. However, the cultivation and growing of vegetables also offers substantial income to the residents. The Village has got Punjab National Bank and Madhya Bihar Gramin Bank for all banking operations.Several people are also engaged in milk co-operative society Bihar_State_Milk_Co-operative_Federation for their livelihood.

Transport

Dumrawan village lies on SH8 connecting Nawada and Jamui districts of bihar.Local modes of transport are also available from the village for nearby markets like Pakri_barawan and Baghi Bardiha and kadirganj.

References


    1./Census 2011

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