Dumuria

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]

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

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]}