About Damuj Village

Damuj is a small village in Sonhat tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 498, made up of 246 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497339, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Damuj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Damuj village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Koriya
Tehsil	Sonhat
Pincode	497339
Area (hectares)	159.63 hectares
Population	498
Male Population	246
Female Population	252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,024
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Damuj compares

By the 2011 count Damuj is the 30th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 159.63 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Damuj

Damuj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Damuj 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. The nearest villages by name are Bodar, Chakdand, Chandha and Chhigura. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Damuj

As per the Census of India 2011, Damuj village had a population of 498. That makes it the 30th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Damuj village has 246 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Damuj has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Damuj is 497339. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Damuj covers 159.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Damuj falls under Sonhat tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Damuj notes the nearest railway station 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 Damuj.

Damuj is in Sonhat tehsil of Koriya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.