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About Damraha Village

Damraha is a large village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,476, made up of 1,322 males and 1,154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares.

Damraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Damraha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Area (hectares) 75 hectares
Population 2,476
Male Population 1,322
Female Population 1,154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
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 Damraha compares

By the 2011 count Damraha is the 43rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Damraha

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

Damraha lies about 38 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 4.3 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 Damraha
Nearest railway station Surja Kama 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Amour 9.0 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 23 km
District headquarters Purnia 38 km

Villages closest to Damraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Damraha village had a population of 2,476. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Damraha village has 1,322 males and 1,154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Damraha has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Damraha covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Damraha falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Damraha is Surja Kama, about 4.3 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 Damraha.

Damraha is about 38 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Damraha is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Surja Kama is about 4.3 km away. Amour is about 9.0 km away. Kishanganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tilanga (under 2 km), Malhna (under 2 km) and Haphanian (under 2 km).

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

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