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About Damkara Village

Damkara is a mid sized village in Palkot tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,111, made up of 523 males and 588 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,124 females per 1000 males. The village covers 730 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Damkara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Damkara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Palkot
Pincode 835220
Area (hectares) 730 hectares
Population 1,111
Male Population 523
Female Population 588
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,124
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Damkara compares

By the 2011 count Damkara is the 25th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 730 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Damkara

Damkara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Damkara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Damkara from other places

Damkara lies about 28 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 28 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 Damkara
Tehsil headquarters Palkot 7.3 km
Nearest town Simdega 26 km
District headquarters Gumla 28 km
Nearest railway station Kurkura 28 km

Villages closest to Damkara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Damkara village had a population of 1,111. That makes it the 25th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Damkara village has 523 males and 588 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Damkara has about 1124 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Damkara is 835220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Damkara covers 730 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Damkara falls under Palkot tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Damkara is Kurkura, about 28 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Damkara.

Damkara is about 28 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Damkara is in Palkot tehsil of Gumla district. Palkot is about 7.3 km away. Simdega is about 26 km away. Gumla 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 Kullukera (under 2 km), Pojenga (1.7 km) and Jhikirma (2.9 km).

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

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