Dumri, Giridih (community development block)

Dumri
—  community development block  —
Dumri
Location of Dumri
in Jharkhand and India
Coordinates
Country India
State Jharkhand
District(s) Giridih
Parliamentary constituency Giridih
Assembly constituency Dumri
Population 179,114 (2001)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Website giridih.nic.in/
For place with same name in Gumla district, see Dumri, Gumla (community development block).

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

Contents

Geography

Dumri is located at .

The Jamunia River runs near the Grand Trunk Road from around Bagodar to past Dumri and then turns south, forms the border between Dhanbad and Bokaro districts and joins the Damodar.[1][2]

Demographics

Dumri CD Block had a population of 179,114 in 2001 census, out of which 70,524 were males and 88,590 were females. 58,453 were literates. [3]

Transport

Dumri is on National Highway 2.[4]

References

  1. ^ Lister, Edward. "Hazaribagh". p. 9. Google books. http://books.google.co.in/books?id=5ROvfeX34PAC&pg=PA9&lpg=PA9&dq=Lister+Hazaribagh+River+Bokaro&source=bl&ots=ipYGWdC1Cl&sig=larK9NFGvzeo2xFvtm0kQS8NQS4&hl=en&ei=IBwLTKjtJJLHrAeb17WRDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CCcQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2010-06-06. 
  2. ^ "Name and Situation". Jharkhand Forest Division. http://www.jharkhandforest.com/files/dhanbad_ns.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-06. 
  3. ^ "CD Blocks of Giridih". Dumri. Govt. of Jharkhand. http://giridih.nic.in/giridihblk.htm#dumri. Retrieved 2010-04-09. 
  4. ^ "National Highway No. 2". Maps of India. http://www.mapsofindia.com/driving-directions-maps/nh2-driving-directions-map.html. Retrieved 2010-04-09. 
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