About Dhamni Village

Dhamni is a mid sized village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 719, made up of 355 males and 364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhamni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamni village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Jarmundi
Pincode	814141
Area (hectares)	162 hectares
Population	719
Male Population	355
Female Population	364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,025
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 33rd largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

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 41 km from Dumka, 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	Jarmundi	34 km
District headquarters	Dumka	41 km

Villages closest to Dhamni

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

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Common questions about Dhamni

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamni village had a population of 719. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Dhamni village has 355 males and 364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamni has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Dhamni is 814141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhamni covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhamni falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka 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 41 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamni is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Madankata Railway Station is about 17 km away. Jāmtāra is about 21 km away. Jarmundi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.