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About Damodarpur Village

Damodarpur is a small village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 492, made up of 264 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Damodarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Damodarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Rajaun
Pincode 813105
Area (hectares) 22 hectares
Population 492
Male Population 264
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Damodarpur compares

By the 2011 count Damodarpur is the 121st largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 22 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Damodarpur

Damodarpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Damodarpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Damodarpur from other places

Damodarpur lies about 18 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 9.6 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 Damodarpur
Nearest town Amarpur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Bela 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajaun 9.9 km
District headquarters Banka 18 km

Villages closest to Damodarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajaun 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 Damodarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Damodarpur village had a population of 492. That makes it the 121st largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Damodarpur village has 264 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Damodarpur has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Damodarpur is 813105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Damodarpur covers 22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Damodarpur falls under Rajaun tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Damodarpur is Bela, about 9.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Damodarpur is about 18 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Damodarpur is in Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Amarpur is about under 2 km away. Bela is about 9.6 km away. Rajaun is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajaun (9.9 km), Patsauri (10.0 km) and Anandpur (10 km).

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

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