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About Dhamni Village

Dhamni is a mid sized village in Nagaruntari tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 809, made up of 446 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 814 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhamni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamni village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Nagaruntari
Pincode 822121
Area (hectares) 110.02 hectares
Population 809
Male Population 446
Female Population 363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 814
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhamni compares

By the 2011 count Dhamni is the 43rd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents. Its 110.02 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Dhamni

Dhamni is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhamni as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 34 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Nagar Untari, about under 2 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 Nagar Untari under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagaruntari 1.9 km
District headquarters Garhwa 34 km

Villages closest to Dhamni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagaruntari 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 809. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents.

Dhamni village has 446 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamni has about 814 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Dhamni is 822121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhamni covers 110.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhamni falls under Nagaruntari tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhamni is Nagar Untari, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Dhamni is about 34 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamni is in Nagaruntari tehsil of Garhwa district. Nagar Untari is about under 2 km away. Nagaruntari is about 1.9 km away. Garhwa is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahirpurwa (under 2 km), Nayakhar (under 2 km) and Jangipur (1.5 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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