About Dhamsayn Village

Dhamsayn is one of the larger villages in Alinagar tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,406, made up of 4,219 males and 4,187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhamsayn Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamsayn village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Alinagar
Pincode	847405
Area (hectares)	236 hectares
Population	8,406
Male Population	4,219
Female Population	4,187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhamsayn compares

By the 2011 count Dhamsayn is the 4th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,774 residents. Its 236 hectares work out to about 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Dhamsayn

Dhamsayn is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhamsayn as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dhamsayn from other places

Dhamsayn lies about 103 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Rahui Road, about under 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 Dhamsayn
Nearest railway station	Rahui Road	under 2 km
Nearest town	Bihār Sharīf	9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Alinagar	34 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	103 km

Villages closest to Dhamsayn

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

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Common questions about Dhamsayn

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamsayn village had a population of 8,406. That makes it the 4th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,774 residents.

Dhamsayn village has 4,219 males and 4,187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamsayn has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Dhamsayn is 847405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhamsayn covers 236 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhamsayn falls under Alinagar tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhamsayn is Rahui Road, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhamsayn.

Dhamsayn is about 103 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamsayn is in Alinagar tehsil of Darbhanga district. Rahui Road is about under 2 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 9.1 km away. Alinagar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.