About Dhamwara Village

Dhamwara is one of the larger villages in Alinagar tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,092, made up of 2,618 males and 2,474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhamwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamwara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Alinagar
Pincode	847405
Area (hectares)	185 hectares
Population	5,092
Male Population	2,618
Female Population	2,474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
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 Dhamwara compares

By the 2011 count Dhamwara is the 9th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,774 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Dhamwara

Dhamwara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhamwara 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 Dhamwara from other places

Dhamwara lies about 72 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is New Barauni Junction, about 6.8 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 Dhamwara
Nearest railway station	New Barauni Junction	6.8 km
Nearest town	Barauni	7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Alinagar	24 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	72 km

Villages closest to Dhamwara

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 Dhamwara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamwara village had a population of 5,092. That makes it the 9th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,774 residents.

Dhamwara village has 2,618 males and 2,474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamwara has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

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

Dhamwara covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhamwara falls under Alinagar tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhamwara is New Barauni Junction, about 6.8 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 Dhamwara.

Dhamwara is about 72 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamwara is in Alinagar tehsil of Darbhanga district. New Barauni Junction is about 6.8 km away. Barauni is about 7.2 km away. Alinagar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.