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About Damru Village

Damru is a large village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,101, made up of 2,095 males and 2,006 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 971 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Damru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Damru village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 493332
Area (hectares) 971 hectares
Population 4,101
Male Population 2,095
Female Population 2,006
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Damru compares

By the 2011 count Damru is the 7th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 971 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Damru

Damru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Damru 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 Damru from other places

Damru lies about 84 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 25 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 Damru
Tehsil headquarters Baloda Bazar 12 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 12 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 25 km
District headquarters Raipur 84 km

Villages closest to Damru

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baloda Bazar 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 Damru

As per the Census of India 2011, Damru village had a population of 4,101. That makes it the 7th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Damru village has 2,095 males and 2,006 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Damru has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Damru is 493332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Damru covers 971 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Damru falls under Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Damru is Nipania, about 25 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 Damru.

Damru is about 84 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Damru is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bazar is about 12 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 12 km away. Nipania is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharcha (under 2 km), Bhadra (2.1 km) and Medh (2.5 km).

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

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