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About Dhom Village

Dhom is a small village in Bayad tehsil, in the district of Sabar Kantha, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 147 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 383340, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhom Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhom village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Sabar Kantha
Tehsil Bayad
Pincode 383340
Area (hectares) 26.49 hectares
Population 303
Male Population 147
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhom compares

By the 2011 count Dhom is the 105th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents. Its 26.49 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Dhom

Dhom is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhom as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Dhom from other places

Dhom lies about 96 km from Sabar Kantha, and the nearest railway station is Demai, 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 Dhom
Nearest railway station Demai 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Bayad 16 km
Nearest town Vādāsinor 25 km
District headquarters Sabar Kantha 96 km

Villages closest to Dhom

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhom village had a population of 303. That makes it the 105th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents.

Dhom village has 147 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhom has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Dhom is 383340. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhom covers 26.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhom falls under Bayad tehsil of Sabar Kantha district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Dhom is Demai, 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 10+ km distance for Dhom.

Dhom is about 96 km from Sabar Kantha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhom is in Bayad tehsil of Sabar Kantha district. Demai is about 16 km away. Bayad is about 16 km away. Vādāsinor is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalampura (under 2 km), Takhatpura (3.0 km) and Sathamba (3.5 km).

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

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