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About Dhamaun Village

Dhamaun is one of the larger villages in Patori tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17,144, made up of 9,125 males and 8,019 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1299 hectares hectares.

Dhamaun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamaun village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Patori
Area (hectares) 1299 hectares
Population 17,144
Male Population 9,125
Female Population 8,019
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhamaun compares

By the 2011 count Dhamaun is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,740 residents. Its 1299 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Dhamaun

Dhamaun is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhamaun as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dhamaun from other places

Dhamaun lies about 129 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Laundh, about 5.5 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 Dhamaun
Nearest railway station Laundh 5.5 km
Nearest town Rajauli 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Patori 15 km
District headquarters Samastipur 129 km

Villages closest to Dhamaun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamaun village had a population of 17,144. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,740 residents.

Dhamaun village has 9,125 males and 8,019 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamaun has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Dhamaun covers 1299 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhamaun falls under Patori tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhamaun is Laundh, about 5.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhamaun.

Dhamaun is about 129 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamaun is in Patori tehsil of Samastipur district. Laundh is about 5.5 km away. Rajauli is about 11 km away. Patori is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahpur Undi (3.8 km), Ismailpur (4.5 km) and Fatehpur (5.6 km).

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

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