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About Damoh Village

Damoh is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 202, made up of 109 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Damoh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Damoh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176203
Area (hectares) 166.22 hectares
Population 202
Male Population 109
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Damoh compares

By the 2011 count Damoh is the 227th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 166.22 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 971.

Getting to Damoh

Damoh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Damoh as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Damoh from other places

Damoh lies about 37 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 2.9 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 Damoh
Nearest railway station Talara 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 6.4 km
Nearest town Mamun 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 37 km

Villages closest to Damoh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Damoh village had a population of 202. That makes it the 227th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Damoh village has 109 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Damoh has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Damoh is 176203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Damoh covers 166.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Damoh falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Damoh is Talara, about 2.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Damoh.

Damoh is about 37 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Damoh is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Talara is about 2.9 km away. Nurpur is about 6.4 km away. Mamun is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhol Thakran (1.6 km), Jangal Bhol Thakran (1.6 km) and Janhun (1.9 km).

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

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