Dumri, Gumla

Dumri
Dumri
	Community development block
	Dumri Location in Jharkhand, India Dumri Dumri (India)
	Coordinates: 23.1687790°N 84.1241070°E
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Government
• Type	Community development block
Population (2001)
• Total	69,252
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Santali
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	JH
Website	gumla.nic.in
	CD Block

Dumri (Hindi: डूमरि) is a community development block in Gumla district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Dumri is located at 23°10′08″N 84°07′27″E.

To the east Dumri has Chainpur block, north border has Mahuwadanr (Palamau district) and south-west has the border of Chhattisgarh.[1]

Gram Panchayats under Dumri intermediate panchayat are: Akasi, Dumri, Govindpur, Jairagi, Jarda, Jurmu, Karni, Khetali, Majhagaon, Meral, Nawadih, Shishi Karamtoli, Sikari, and Udani.[2]

Demographics

As of 2001 census, Dumri block had a total population of 69, 252, out of which 35, 263 were males and 33, 989 were females. 19, 471 males were literate and 12, 575 females were literate. There is predominance of tribal people in Dumri blck. 55, 596 persons belonged to the scheduled tribes.[1]

In the Paat region primitive tribes, Korba, Asur and Birhor, have been living for centuries. The local administration and the state government have first priority to provide primary facilities to the primitive tribes.[1]

Culture

Tanginath Temple is situated at 9 km from Dumri.[1]

People

Martyr L.N.Albert Ekka, winner of the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military decoration, was born at Jari village, under Shishi Karamtoli gram panchayat.[1]

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References

"Dumri Block". District administration. Archived from the original on 16 March 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
"Village Panchayat Names of DUMRI, GUMLA, JHARKHAND". National Panchayat Directory, Panchayat Informatics Division, NIC. Retrieved 23 April 2010.

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[admin-1] "Dumri Block". District administration. Archived from the original on 16 March 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2010.

[2] "Village Panchayat Names of DUMRI, GUMLA, JHARKHAND". National Panchayat Directory, Panchayat Informatics Division, NIC. Retrieved 23 April 2010.