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About Dhamni Village

Dhamni is a mid sized village in Bilha tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,719, made up of 849 males and 870 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 362.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhamni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamni village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Bilha
Pincode 493663
Area (hectares) 362.76 hectares
Population 1,719
Male Population 849
Female Population 870
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhamni compares

By the 2011 count Dhamni is the 23rd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents. Its 362.76 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Dhamni

Dhamni is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhamni as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhamni from other places

Dhamni lies about 25 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dagori, 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 Dhamni
Tehsil headquarters Bilha 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Dagori 10 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 22 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 25 km

Villages closest to Dhamni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamni village had a population of 1,719. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents.

Dhamni village has 849 males and 870 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamni has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Dhamni is 493663. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhamni covers 362.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhamni falls under Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhamni is Dagori, about 10 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Dhamni.

Dhamni is about 25 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamni is in Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district. Bilha is about 8.4 km away. Dagori is about 10 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khamhardih (2.4 km), Atarra (3.7 km) and Bhojpuri (4.3 km).

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

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