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About Bara Dhamni Village

Bara Dhamni is a large village in Sundarpahari tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,408, made up of 1,276 males and 1,132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Dhamni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Dhamni village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Sundarpahari
Pincode 814156
Area (hectares) 217 hectares
Population 2,408
Male Population 1,276
Female Population 1,132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Dhamni compares

By the 2011 count Bara Dhamni is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 300 residents. Its 217 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Bara Dhamni

Bara Dhamni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bara 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bara Dhamni from other places

Bara Dhamni lies about 27 km from Godda. 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 Bara Dhamni
Tehsil headquarters Sundarpahari 24 km
District headquarters Godda 27 km

Villages closest to Bara Dhamni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Dhamni village had a population of 2,408. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 300 residents.

Bara Dhamni village has 1,276 males and 1,132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Dhamni has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Bara Dhamni is 814156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Dhamni covers 217 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara Dhamni falls under Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Bara Dhamni notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Bara Dhamni.

Bara Dhamni is about 27 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Dhamni is in Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district. Sundarpahari is about 24 km away. Godda is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhota Dhamni (under 2 km), Dhamni Bazar (under 2 km) and Kudi Goda (1.7 km).

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

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