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About Damodarpur Village

Damodarpur is a mid sized village in Shahkund tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 905, made up of 472 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63 hectares hectares.

Damodarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Damodarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Shahkund
Area (hectares) 63 hectares
Population 905
Male Population 472
Female Population 433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Damodarpur compares

By the 2011 count Damodarpur is the 63rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 63 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Damodarpur

Damodarpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Damodarpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Damodarpur from other places

Damodarpur lies about 24 km from Bhagalpur, 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 Shahkund 16 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 24 km

Villages closest to Damodarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahkund 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 905. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Damodarpur village has 472 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Damodarpur has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 886.

Damodarpur covers 63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Damodarpur falls under Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Damodarpur.

Damodarpur is about 24 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Damodarpur is in Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Amarpur is about under 2 km away. Bela is about 9.6 km away. Shahkund is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amwa Arazi (12 km), Gobrai Arazi (12 km) and Sarhi Arazi (12 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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