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About Dhamni Village

Dhamni is a mid sized village in Pathariya tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,116, made up of 560 males and 556 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495224, 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 Pathariya
Pincode 495224
Area (hectares) 355.32 hectares
Population 1,116
Male Population 560
Female Population 556
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhamni compares

By the 2011 count Dhamni is the 57th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 355.32 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Dhamni

Dhamni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhamni as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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
Nearest railway station Dagori 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathariya 17 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 Pathariya 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 1,116. That makes it the 57th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Dhamni village has 560 males and 556 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamni has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Dhamni is 495224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhamni covers 355.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhamni falls under Pathariya 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance 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 Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district. Dagori is about 10 km away. Pathariya is about 17 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 Lohda (under 2 km), Kakedi (under 2 km) and Khamhardih (2.4 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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