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About Dhama Village

Dhama is a mid sized village in Ishupur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,293, made up of 624 males and 669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136 hectares hectares.

Dhama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhama village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Ishupur
Area (hectares) 136 hectares
Population 1,293
Male Population 624
Female Population 669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhama compares

By the 2011 count Dhama is the 45th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents. Its 136 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Dhama

The census records public bus service for Dhama as Available within 5 - 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhama from other places

Dhama lies about 20 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Parsa Kerwan Halt, about under 2 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 Dhama
Nearest railway station Parsa Kerwan Halt under 2 km
Nearest town Marhaura 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Ishupur 20 km
District headquarters Saran 20 km

Villages closest to Dhama

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhama village had a population of 1,293. That makes it the 45th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents.

Dhama village has 624 males and 669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhama has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

Dhama covers 136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhama falls under Ishupur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhama is Parsa Kerwan Halt, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhama.

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

Dhama is in Ishupur tehsil of Saran district. Parsa Kerwan Halt is about under 2 km away. Marhaura is about 10 km away. Ishupur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amardah (under 2 km), Chaharpura (1.9 km) and Gunrajpur (2.0 km).

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

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