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About Dhamapur Village

Dhamapur is a mid sized village in Modanganj tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,420, made up of 727 males and 693 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares.

Dhamapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Modanganj
Area (hectares) 100 hectares
Population 1,420
Male Population 727
Female Population 693
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhamapur compares

By the 2011 count Dhamapur is the 26th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Dhamapur

Dhamapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhamapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhamapur from other places

Dhamapur lies about 12 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Karona, about 11 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 Dhamapur
Nearest railway station Karona 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Modanganj 12 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 12 km
Nearest town Jahānābād 12 km

Villages closest to Dhamapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamapur village had a population of 1,420. That makes it the 26th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents.

Dhamapur village has 727 males and 693 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamapur has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Dhamapur covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhamapur falls under Modanganj tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhamapur is Karona, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhamapur.

Dhamapur is about 12 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamapur is in Modanganj tehsil of Jehanabad district. Karona is about 11 km away. Modanganj is about 12 km away. Jehanabad is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Waina (under 2 km), Gandhar (1.6 km) and Karhara (1.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dhamapur today is likely to be higher.

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