About Dhamaili Village

Dhamaili is a mid sized village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 625, made up of 303 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223 hectares hectares.

Dhamaili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamaili village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Srinagar
Area (hectares)	223 hectares
Population	625
Male Population	303
Female Population	322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,063
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhamaili compares

By the 2011 count Dhamaili is the 21st largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,367 residents. Its 223 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Dhamaili

Dhamaili is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhamaili as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhamaili from other places

Dhamaili lies about 20 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Sarsi, about 10 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 Dhamaili
Nearest railway station	Sarsi	10 km
Nearest town	Banmankhi Bazar	15 km
District headquarters	Purnia	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Srinagar	23 km

Villages closest to Dhamaili

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamaili village had a population of 625. That makes it the 21st largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,367 residents.

Dhamaili village has 303 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamaili has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Dhamaili covers 223 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhamaili falls under Srinagar tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhamaili is Sarsi, about 10 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 village for Dhamaili.

Dhamaili is about 20 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamaili is in Srinagar tehsil of Purnia district. Sarsi is about 10 km away. Banmankhi Bazar is about 15 km away. Purnia is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.