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About Dhamni Village

Dhamni is a large village in Jaijaipur tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,056, made up of 1,018 males and 1,038 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 310.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495691, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhamni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamni village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Jaijaipur
Pincode 495691
Area (hectares) 310.05 hectares
Population 2,056
Male Population 1,018
Female Population 1,038
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhamni compares

By the 2011 count Dhamni is the 26th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents. Its 310.05 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

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 village. 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 45 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Sakti, about 29 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 Jaijaipur 15 km
Nearest railway station Sakti 29 km
Nearest town Saktī 31 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 45 km

Villages closest to Dhamni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaijaipur 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 2,056. That makes it the 26th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents.

Dhamni village has 1,018 males and 1,038 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamni has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Dhamni is 495691. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhamni covers 310.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhamni falls under Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhamni is Sakti, about 29 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 village for Dhamni.

Dhamni is about 45 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamni is in Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Jaijaipur is about 15 km away. Sakti is about 29 km away. Saktī is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amoda (1.6 km), Lalmati (2.2 km) and Bhanetara (2.2 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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