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About Damodarpur Village

Damodarpur is one of the larger villages in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,931, made up of 5,231 males and 4,700 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males.

Damodarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Damodarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Shahpur
Population 9,931
Male Population 5,231
Female Population 4,700
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Damodarpur compares

By the 2011 count Damodarpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Damodarpur

Damodarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Damodarpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Damodarpur from other places

Damodarpur lies about 118 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Sonbarsa Kacheri, about 2.1 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 Damodarpur
Nearest railway station Sonbarsa Kacheri 2.1 km
Nearest town Saharsa 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 14 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 118 km

Villages closest to Damodarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahpur 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 9,931. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents.

Damodarpur village has 5,231 males and 4,700 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Damodarpur has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Damodarpur falls under Shahpur tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Damodarpur is Sonbarsa Kacheri, about 2.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Damodarpur.

Damodarpur is about 118 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Damodarpur is in Shahpur tehsil of Bhojpur district. Sonbarsa Kacheri is about 2.1 km away. Saharsa is about 9.1 km away. Shahpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chamarpur (under 2 km), Isharpura (under 2 km) and Manoharpur (under 2 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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