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About Dhamaur Village

Dhamaur is a mid sized village in Mairwa tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,925, made up of 976 males and 949 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares.

Dhamaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamaur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Mairwa
Area (hectares) 135 hectares
Population 1,925
Male Population 976
Female Population 949
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhamaur compares

By the 2011 count Dhamaur is the 17th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,730 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Dhamaur

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

Dhamaur lies about 17 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Karchhue, about 4.6 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 Dhamaur
Nearest railway station Karchhue 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Mairwa 5.4 km
District headquarters Siwan 17 km

Villages closest to Dhamaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamaur village had a population of 1,925. That makes it the 17th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,730 residents.

Dhamaur village has 976 males and 949 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamaur has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Dhamaur covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhamaur falls under Mairwa tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhamaur is Karchhue, about 4.6 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 - 10 km distance for Dhamaur.

Dhamaur is about 17 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamaur is in Mairwa tehsil of Siwan district. Karchhue is about 4.6 km away. Mairwa is about 5.4 km away. Siwan is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipra (under 2 km), Dhusa (under 2 km) and Dharahra (1.6 km).

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

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