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About Dhamna Village

Dhamna is a small village in Bindranavagarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 302, made up of 155 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 877 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhamna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamna village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bindranavagarh
Pincode 491226
Area (hectares) 877 hectares
Population 302
Male Population 155
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhamna compares

By the 2011 count Dhamna is the 98th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 877 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Dhamna

Dhamna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhamna as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dhamna from other places

Dhamna 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 Dhamna
Nearest railway station Lakholi 4.9 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Bindranavagarh 24 km
District headquarters Raipur 24 km

Villages closest to Dhamna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bindranavagarh 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 Dhamna

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamna village had a population of 302. That makes it the 98th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Dhamna village has 155 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamna has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Dhamna is 491226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhamna covers 877 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhamna falls under Bindranavagarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhamna 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 <5 km distance for Dhamna.

Dhamna 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.

Dhamna is in Bindranavagarh tehsil of Raipur district. Lakholi is about 4.9 km away. Nawāpāra is about 22 km away. Bindranavagarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gujra (3.0 km), Barbahara (5.6 km) and Kukrar (7.8 km).

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

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