Dumuria

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

Dumuria
Village
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Coordinates: 26.495771°N 91.1497879°E / 26.495771; 91.1497879
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

History

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

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

Demographics

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

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

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

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

References

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.