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Dumraon (also spelled as Doomraon) is a town, near Buxar city and nagar parishad corresponding community development block in Buxar district in the Indian state of Bihar. Historically, it was the capital of the Dumraon Raj. It's a home to the Dumraon Gharanas known for dhrupad.

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Place details

Locality
Dumraon
Region
Bihar
Country
India
Population
53,618
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Dumraon
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.image_skyline
Bihari ji Ka Mandir.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Bihari Ji temple
Settlement.image_map
Dumraon block map.png
Settlement.map_caption
Map of Dumraon block
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Buxar
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Bihar
Settlement.founder
Raja Horil Singh
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.elevation_m
61
Settlement.population_as_of
2020
Settlement.population_total
200000
Settlement.postal_code_type
PIN
Settlement.postal_code
802119

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human settlement
Country
India
Elevation
61
Time zone
UTC+05:30
Dialing code
6323
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postal code
802119
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Encyclopedic overview

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Dumraon (also spelled as Doomraon) is a town, near Buxar city and nagar parishad corresponding community development block in Buxar district in the Indian state of Bihar. Historically, it was the capital of the Dumraon Raj. It's a home to the Dumraon Gharanas known for dhrupad.

==Geography== Dumraon is located at at an average elevation of 61 metres (200 feet).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dumraon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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