About Dhamay Village

Dhamay is a mid sized village in Nakhatrana tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 535, made up of 297 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 801 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1152.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370605, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhamay Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamay village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Kachchh
Tehsil	Nakhatrana
Pincode	370605
Area (hectares)	1152.64 hectares
Population	535
Male Population	297
Female Population	238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	801
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhamay compares

By the 2011 count Dhamay is the 69th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents. Its 1152.64 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Dhamay

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

Dhamay lies about 57 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Sanosara, about 31 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 Dhamay
Tehsil headquarters	Nakhatrana	17 km
Nearest railway station	Sanosara	31 km
Nearest town	Bhuj	52 km
District headquarters	Kachchh	57 km

Villages closest to Dhamay

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

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Common questions about Dhamay

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamay village had a population of 535. That makes it the 69th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents.

Dhamay village has 297 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamay has about 801 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Dhamay is 370605. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhamay covers 1152.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhamay falls under Nakhatrana tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Dhamay is Sanosara, about 31 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 Dhamay.

Dhamay is about 57 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamay is in Nakhatrana tehsil of Kachchh district. Nakhatrana is about 17 km away. Sanosara is about 31 km away. Bhuj is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.