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About Dhamni Village

Dhamni is a mid sized village in Madhupur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,660, made up of 870 males and 790 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhamni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamni village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Madhupur
Pincode 814152
Area (hectares) 273 hectares
Population 1,660
Male Population 870
Female Population 790
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhamni compares

By the 2011 count Dhamni is the 15th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 273 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Dhamni

Dhamni is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhamni as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Dhamni from other places

Dhamni lies about 42 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Madankata Railway Station, about 17 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 Madankata Railway Station 17 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Madhupur 28 km
District headquarters Deoghar 42 km

Villages closest to Dhamni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madhupur 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 1,660. That makes it the 15th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Dhamni village has 870 males and 790 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamni has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Dhamni is 814152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhamni covers 273 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhamni falls under Madhupur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhamni is Madankata Railway Station, about 17 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhamni.

Dhamni is about 42 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamni is in Madhupur tehsil of Deoghar district. Madankata Railway Station is about 17 km away. Jāmtāra is about 21 km away. Madhupur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhamna (under 2 km), Bhawanpur (1.9 km) and Sugapahari (2.9 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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