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About Dhamma Mal Village

Dhamma Mal is a small village in Goradih tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 60, made up of 31 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares.

Dhamma Mal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamma Mal village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Goradih
Area (hectares) 42 hectares
Population 60
Male Population 31
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhamma Mal compares

By the 2011 count Dhamma Mal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Dhamma Mal

Dhamma Mal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhamma Mal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhamma Mal from other places

Dhamma Mal lies about 40 km from Bhagalpur. 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 Dhamma Mal
Nearest town Godda 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Goradih 26 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 40 km

Villages closest to Dhamma Mal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goradih 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 Dhamma Mal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamma Mal village had a population of 60. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents.

Dhamma Mal village has 31 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamma Mal has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 888.

Dhamma Mal covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhamma Mal falls under Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Dhamma Mal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Dhamma Mal.

Dhamma Mal is about 40 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamma Mal is in Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Godda is about 20 km away. Goradih is about 26 km away. Bhagalpur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kusaha (2.0 km), Mirzachak (2.3 km) and Doma (8.7 km).

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

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