About Dhamnian Village

Dhamnian is a mid sized village in Banke Bazar tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 570, made up of 315 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 810 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares.

Dhamnian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamnian village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Banke Bazar
Area (hectares)	82 hectares
Population	570
Male Population	315
Female Population	255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	810
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhamnian compares

By the 2011 count Dhamnian is the 71st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Dhamnian

Dhamnian is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhamnian 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhamnian from other places

Dhamnian lies about 22 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 14 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 Dhamnian
Nearest town	Bagaha	8.2 km
Nearest railway station	Tankuppa	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Banke Bazar	22 km
District headquarters	Gaya	22 km

Villages closest to Dhamnian

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Banke Bazar 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 Dhamnian

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamnian village had a population of 570. That makes it the 71st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents.

Dhamnian village has 315 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamnian has about 810 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Dhamnian covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhamnian falls under Banke Bazar tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhamnian is Tankuppa, about 14 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 - 10 km distance for Dhamnian.

Dhamnian is about 22 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamnian is in Banke Bazar tehsil of Gaya district. Bagaha is about 8.2 km away. Tankuppa is about 14 km away. Banke Bazar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.