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About Damu Village

Damu is one of the larger villages in Basopatti tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,065, made up of 4,799 males and 4,266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 660.4 hectares hectares.

Damu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Damu village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Basopatti
Area (hectares) 660.4 hectares
Population 9,065
Male Population 4,799
Female Population 4,266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Damu compares

By the 2011 count Damu is the 5th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 5,258 residents. Its 660.4 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Damu

Damu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Damu 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 Damu from other places

Damu lies about 23 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 16 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 Damu
Tehsil headquarters Basopatti 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Jaynagar (Nepal Railways) 16 km
Nearest town Jainagar 16 km
District headquarters Madhubani 23 km

Villages closest to Damu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Damu village had a population of 9,065. That makes it the 5th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,258 residents.

Damu village has 4,799 males and 4,266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Damu has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

Damu covers 660.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Damu falls under Basopatti tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Damu is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 16 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 Damu.

Damu is about 23 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Damu is in Basopatti tehsil of Madhubani district. Basopatti is about 4.2 km away. Jaynagar (Nepal Railways) is about 16 km away. Jainagar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanan (1.6 km), Phent (3.0 km) and Basopatti (4.2 km).

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

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