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About Dhamni Village

Dhamni is a mid sized village in Nawadih tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 752, made up of 384 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhamni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamni village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Nawadih
Pincode 829144
Area (hectares) 217.04 hectares
Population 752
Male Population 384
Female Population 368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhamni compares

By the 2011 count Dhamni is the 45th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,962 residents. Its 217.04 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Dhamni

Dhamni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhamni as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhamni from other places

Dhamni lies about 135 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Nawadah, about 14 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 Dhamni
Nearest railway station Nawadah 14 km
Nearest town Nawāda 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawadih 30 km
District headquarters Bokaro 135 km

Villages closest to Dhamni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamni village had a population of 752. That makes it the 45th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,962 residents.

Dhamni village has 384 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamni has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Dhamni is 829144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhamni covers 217.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhamni falls under Nawadih tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhamni is Nawadah, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhamni.

Dhamni is about 135 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamni is in Nawadih tehsil of Bokaro district. Nawadah is about 14 km away. Nawāda is about 14 km away. Nawadih is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Galudih (2.1 km), Barai (14 km) and Bansi (20 km).

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

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