About Dama Village

Dama is one of the larger villages in Bagodar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,142, made up of 3,203 males and 2,939 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dama village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Bagodar
Pincode	825106
Area (hectares)	280 hectares
Population	6,142
Male Population	3,203
Female Population	2,939
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Dama compares

By the 2011 count Dama is the 6th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents. Its 280 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Dama

Dama is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dama 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dama from other places

Dama lies about 41 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chichaki, about 6.1 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 Dama
Nearest railway station	Chichaki	6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bagodar	9.6 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	13 km
District headquarters	Giridih	41 km

Villages closest to Dama

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dama village had a population of 6,142. That makes it the 6th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents.

Dama village has 3,203 males and 2,939 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dama has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Dama is 825106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dama covers 280 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dama falls under Bagodar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dama is Chichaki, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dama.

Dama is about 41 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dama is in Bagodar tehsil of Giridih district. Chichaki is about 6.1 km away. Bagodar is about 9.6 km away. Barki Saria is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.