About Dhamaul Village

Dhamaul is a mid sized village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 656, made up of 341 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79 hectares hectares.

Dhamaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamaul village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Gurua
Area (hectares)	79 hectares
Population	656
Male Population	341
Female Population	315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
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 Dhamaul compares

By the 2011 count Dhamaul is the 108th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 79 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Dhamaul

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

Dhamaul lies about 21 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about 15 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 Dhamaul
Tehsil headquarters	Gurua	7.1 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	14 km
Nearest railway station	Paraiya	15 km
District headquarters	Gaya	21 km

Villages closest to Dhamaul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamaul village had a population of 656. That makes it the 108th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Dhamaul village has 341 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamaul has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Dhamaul covers 79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhamaul falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhamaul is Paraiya, about 15 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 Dhamaul.

Dhamaul is about 21 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamaul is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 7.1 km away. Sherghāti is about 14 km away. Paraiya is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.