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About Dhamni Village

Dhamni is a mid sized village in Sillod tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 644, made up of 320 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 439 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhamni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Sillod
Pincode 431114
Area (hectares) 439 hectares
Population 644
Male Population 320
Female Population 324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhamni compares

By the 2011 count Dhamni is the 111th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,329 residents. Its 439 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Dhamni

Dhamni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhamni as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhamni from other places

Dhamni lies about 20 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dev Road Halt, about 8.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dhamni
Nearest railway station Dev Road Halt 8.1 km
Nearest town Rafiganj 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sillod 20 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 20 km

Villages closest to Dhamni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sillod tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dhamni

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamni village had a population of 644. That makes it the 111th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,329 residents.

Dhamni village has 320 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamni has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Dhamni is 431114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhamni covers 439 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhamni falls under Sillod tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhamni is Dev Road Halt, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhamni.

Dhamni is about 20 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamni is in Sillod tehsil of Aurangabad district. Dev Road Halt is about 8.1 km away. Rafiganj is about 9.9 km away. Sillod is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Warkhedi (5.5 km), Warud Kh (5.5 km) and Kajipur (7.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dhamni today is likely to be higher.

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