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About Damavas Village

Damavas is a mid sized village in Khedbrahma tehsil, in the district of Sabar Kantha, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,891, made up of 975 males and 916 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1246.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 383275, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Damavas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Damavas village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Sabar Kantha
Tehsil Khedbrahma
Pincode 383275
Area (hectares) 1246.27 hectares
Population 1,891
Male Population 975
Female Population 916
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Damavas compares

By the 2011 count Damavas is the 56th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,047 residents. Its 1246.27 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Damavas

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

Damavas lies about 4.8 km from Sabar Kantha, and the nearest railway station is Vadali, about 9.7 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 Damavas
District headquarters Sabar Kantha 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Khedbrahma 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Vadali 9.7 km

Villages closest to Damavas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Damavas village had a population of 1,891. That makes it the 56th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,047 residents.

Damavas village has 975 males and 916 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Damavas has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Damavas is 383275. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Damavas covers 1246.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Damavas falls under Khedbrahma tehsil of Sabar Kantha district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Damavas is Vadali, about 9.7 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 Damavas.

Damavas is about 4.8 km from Sabar Kantha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Damavas is in Khedbrahma tehsil of Sabar Kantha district. Sabar Kantha is about 4.8 km away. Khedbrahma is about 9.6 km away. Vadali is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalol (4.2 km), Derol (5.0 km) and Galodiya (5.7 km).

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

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