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About Dhamar Village

Dhamar is one of the larger villages in Arrah tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,279, made up of 3,840 males and 3,439 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288 hectares hectares.

Dhamar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Arrah
Area (hectares) 288 hectares
Population 7,279
Male Population 3,840
Female Population 3,439
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhamar compares

By the 2011 count Dhamar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,232 residents. Its 288 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Dhamar

Dhamar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhamar as Available within <5 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 Dhamar from other places

Dhamar lies about 32 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Arariya, about 2.2 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 Dhamar
Nearest railway station Arariya 2.2 km
Nearest town Arāria 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Arrah 32 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 32 km

Villages closest to Dhamar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamar village had a population of 7,279. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,232 residents.

Dhamar village has 3,840 males and 3,439 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamar has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Dhamar covers 288 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhamar falls under Arrah tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhamar is Arariya, about 2.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhamar.

Dhamar is about 32 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamar is in Arrah tehsil of Bhojpur district. Arariya is about 2.2 km away. Arāria is about 12 km away. Arrah is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakharia (4.7 km), Basantpur (7.5 km) and Basmanpur (7.5 km).

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

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