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About Dhamadka Village

Dhamadka is a large village in Anjar tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,918, made up of 1,516 males and 1,402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3101.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhamadka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamadka village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Anjar
Pincode 370020
Area (hectares) 3101.65 hectares
Population 2,918
Male Population 1,516
Female Population 1,402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhamadka compares

By the 2011 count Dhamadka is the 13th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,227 residents. Its 3101.65 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Dhamadka

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

Dhamadka lies about 46 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Chirai, about 16 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 Dhamadka
Nearest railway station Chirai 16 km
Nearest town Bhachāu 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Anjar 28 km
District headquarters Kachchh 46 km

Villages closest to Dhamadka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamadka village had a population of 2,918. That makes it the 13th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,227 residents.

Dhamadka village has 1,516 males and 1,402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamadka has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Dhamadka is 370020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhamadka covers 3101.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhamadka falls under Anjar tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Dhamadka is Chirai, about 16 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhamadka.

Dhamadka is about 46 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamadka is in Anjar tehsil of Kachchh district. Chirai is about 16 km away. Bhachāu is about 18 km away. Anjar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Budharmora (2.4 km), Dudhai (4.3 km) and Devisar (4.7 km).

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

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