- Dumri, Giridih (community development block)
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Dumri — community development block — Coordinates 23°59′29″N 86°00′15″E / 23.9915200°N 86.0043030°ECoordinates: 23°59′29″N 86°00′15″E / 23.9915200°N 86.0043030°E Country India State Jharkhand District(s) Giridih Parliamentary constituency Giridih Assembly constituency Dumri Population 179,114 (2001[update]) Time zone IST (UTC+05:30) Footnotes- CD Block
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.
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Geography
Dumri is located at 23°59′29″N 86°00′15″E / 23.9915200°N 86.0043030°E.
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Name and Situation". Jharkhand Forest Division. http://www.jharkhandforest.com/files/dhanbad_ns.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
- ^ "CD Blocks of Giridih". Dumri. Govt. of Jharkhand. http://giridih.nic.in/giridihblk.htm#dumri. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
- ^ "National Highway No. 2". Maps of India. http://www.mapsofindia.com/driving-directions-maps/nh2-driving-directions-map.html. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
Categories:- Community development blocks in Giridih district
- Jharkhand geography stubs
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