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About Datam Village

Datam is a small village in Ramanujganj tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 371, made up of 181 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Datam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Datam village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Ramanujganj
Pincode 497220
Area (hectares) 178.1 hectares
Population 371
Male Population 181
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Datam compares

By the 2011 count Datam is the 100th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 178.1 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Datam

Datam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Datam 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. The nearest villages by name are Cherwadih, Chhatarpur, Chiniya and Chumra. 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.

Common questions about Datam

As per the Census of India 2011, Datam village had a population of 371. That makes it the 100th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Datam village has 181 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Datam has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Datam is 497220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Datam covers 178.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Datam falls under Ramanujganj tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Datam 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 village for Datam.

Datam is in Ramanujganj tehsil of Surguja 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.

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

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