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About Dhamni Village

Dhamni is a mid sized village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,534, made up of 772 males and 762 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 399.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 492441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhamni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamni village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 492441
Area (hectares) 399.88 hectares
Population 1,534
Male Population 772
Female Population 762
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhamni compares

By the 2011 count Dhamni is the 78th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 399.88 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

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 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 24 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Lakholi, about 4.9 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 Lakholi 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Arang 12 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 22 km
District headquarters Raipur 24 km

Villages closest to Dhamni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arang 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 1,534. That makes it the 78th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Dhamni village has 772 males and 762 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamni has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Dhamni is 492441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhamni covers 399.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhamni falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhamni is Lakholi, about 4.9 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 10+ km distance for Dhamni.

Dhamni is about 24 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamni is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Lakholi is about 4.9 km away. Arang is about 12 km away. Nawāpāra 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 Sonpairi 1 (2.2 km), Sonpairi 3 (2.2 km) and Kotni (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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