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About Dhamalpur Village

Dhamalpur is a mid sized village in Kasdol tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,033, made up of 521 males and 512 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493344, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhamalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamalpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Kasdol
Pincode 493344
Area (hectares) 282 hectares
Population 1,033
Male Population 521
Female Population 512
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Dhamalpur is the 59th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 282 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 1024.

Getting to Dhamalpur

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

Dhamalpur lies about 106 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Janjgir Naila, about 38 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 Dhamalpur
Tehsil headquarters Kasdol 14 km
Nearest town Jānjgīr 37 km
Nearest railway station Janjgir Naila 38 km
District headquarters Raipur 106 km

Villages closest to Dhamalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamalpur village had a population of 1,033. That makes it the 59th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Dhamalpur village has 521 males and 512 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamalpur has about 983 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 1024.

The pincode recorded for Dhamalpur is 493344. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhamalpur covers 282 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhamalpur falls under Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhamalpur is Janjgir Naila, about 38 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 Dhamalpur.

Dhamalpur is about 106 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamalpur is in Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district. Kasdol is about 14 km away. Jānjgīr is about 37 km away. Janjgir Naila is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hasuwa (1.9 km), Amodi (2.5 km) and Baijnath (2.6 km).

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

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