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Dumraon is a town, near Buxar city and nagar parishad 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 (NH) 84 (Ara-Buxar Highway), 20 kilometres (12 mi)north from NH-30 (Patna-Ara-Mohania) and 80 kilometres (50 mi) from NH-2 (Delhi- Kolkata). 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.

Dumraon
Town
Bihari Ji temple
Map of Dumraon block
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictBuxar
Founded byRaja Horil Singh
Elevation
61 m (200 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total53,618[1]
PIN
802119[2]
Area code06323
Vehicle registrationBR-44

Geography


Dumraon is located at 25.55°N 84.15°E / 25.55; 84.15.[3] at an average elevation of 61 metres (200 feet).


History


Dumraon was the capital of the Dumraon Raj, a powerful zamindari estate ruled by the Ujjainiya Rajputs.[4] The rulers of Dumraon constituted the senior branch of the Ujjainiyas in the region, with the estates at Buxar and Jagdishpur being younger branches.[5] Dumraon was made the capital of the estate in 1745 by Raja Horil Singh[5] (r. 1709-1746),[4] who built a fortress at Dumraon.[4] (Horil Singh's nephews, Buddh Singh and Udwant Singh, founded the estates at Buxar and Jagdishpur.)[5]

Dumraon was formally constituted as a municipality in 1877; during the late 1800s, the town was a producer and exporter of sugar.[6]


Demographics


As of 2011 India census,[7] 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.

Historical populations
YearPop.±%
191115,042—    
192114,132−6.0%
193114,421+2.0%
194116,636+15.4%
195116,605−0.2%
196119,662+18.4%
197122,969+16.8%
198129,560+28.7%
199135,068+18.6%
200145,806+30.6%
201153,618+17.1%
"District Census Handbook Part A - Buxar" (PDF). Census of India. p. 731.


Ustad Bismillah Khan (21 March 1916 – 21 August 2006) (born as Qamaruddin Khan), often referred to by the honorific title Ustad, was an Indian musician credited with popularizing the shehnai, a subcontinental wind instrument of the oboe class. Khan was born on 21 March 1916 in a family of traditional Muslim musicians in Bhirung Raut Ki Gali, Dumraon, in what is now the eastern Indian state of Bihar, as the second son of Paigambar Baksh Khan and Mitthan. He was awarded India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 2001, becoming the third classical musician after M. S. Subbulakshmi and Ravi Shankar to be accorded this distinction.

The Former Princely State also finds mention and is the setting for the second half of the popular novel Half Girlfriend by Chetan Bhagat where the protagonist Madhav Jha played by Arjun Kapoor is the Prince of the former Princely state Dumraon.[8][9]


Railways


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.[10]


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.[1]

Village name Total land area (hectares) Population (in 2011)
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 udiyanganj उड़ियानगंज

References


  1. "Census of India 2011: Bihar District Census Handbook - Buxar, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 19–20, 23–98, 318–365, 681–82, 730–746. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  2. "Dumraon Pin code". pin-code.net. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  3. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dumraon. Fallingrain.com. Retrieved on 2018-01-09.
  4. Rajiva Nain Prasad (1968). "The Role of Ujjainiya Rajputs in the Political History of Bihar". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 30: 167–177. JSTOR 44141471.
  5. O'Malley, L.S.S. (1924). Bihar and Orissa District Gazetteers Shahabad. New Delhi: Logos Press. pp. 167–69. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  6. Surendra Gopal (22 December 2017). Mapping Bihar: From Medieval to Modern Times. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-351-03416-6.
  7. "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  8. Dumraon Royal family sends legal notice to Chetan Bhagat. Indianexpress.com. Retrieved on 2018-01-09.
  9. The five myths of Chetan Bhagat's 'Half Girlfriend'. Scroll.in. Retrieved on 2018-01-09.
  10. Train list Archived 6 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Indiantrains.org. Retrieved on 2018-01-09.

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