Dumuria

Dumuria
Dumuria
Village
	Dumuria Location in Assam, India Dumuria Dumuria (India)
	Coordinates: 26°29′45″N 91°08′59″E / 26.495771°N 91.1497879°E
Country	India
State	Assam
District	Barpeta
Government
• Body	Gram panchayat
Population (2001)
• Total	1,367
Languages
• Official	Assamese
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	781325
Telephone code	91-3666
Vehicle registration	AS-15

Dumuria is a village and a Gaon Panchayat in Barpeta district in the Indian state of Assam.

History[edit]

Dumuria served as the second capital of the Bijni kingdom, a branch of the Koch dynasty. The capital had been located in a village now known as Bijni until it was attacked in 1864 by Jhawlia Mech, a chieftain from Bhutan.^{[citation needed]} This event was followed by the Assam earthquake of 1897 which severally damaged the royal palaces of Dumuria. In search of a safe haven, the capital was temporarily relocated to Jogighopa before finally settling in the Deohati forest area which was later renamed as Abhayapuri.^[1]

Administration[edit]

The Bajali district headquarters in Madon Rauta Nagar comes under area jurisdiction of Dumuria village.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics[edit]

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[2] Dumuria had a population of 1367. Males constitute 50% (683) of the population and females 50% (684).Total number of Household is 251. Dumuria has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 76%. In Dumuria, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.^{[citation needed]}

100% of the population is ethnic Assamese people and they speak Assamese.^{[citation needed]}

Boundary[edit]

It is around 3 km west from Pathsala Town^{[citation needed]}

East	West	North	South
Turkuni Jaan	Denartari Village	31 National Highway	Natun Belana Village

Education[edit]

Dumuria has High School, ME School, Primary School^{[citation needed]}

High School Name	ME School Name	Primary School Name
Janata High School	Dumria ME School	148 no. Dumuria Primary School

References[edit]

^ "History of Bongaigaon". bongaigaon.gov.in. Archived from the original on 12 August 2007.
^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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[bongaigaon.gov.in-1] "History of Bongaigaon". bongaigaon.gov.in. Archived from the original on 12 August 2007.

[2] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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