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About Datma Village

Datma is a mid sized village in Kisko tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 507, made up of 238 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Datma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Datma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Kisko
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 319.54 hectares
Population 507
Male Population 238
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,130
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 Datma compares

By the 2011 count Datma is the 36th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 319.54 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 990.

Getting to Datma

Datma is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Datma 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 Datma from other places

Datma lies about 10 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Hendlaso Bhokta Bagicha, about 9.2 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 Datma
Tehsil headquarters Kisko 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Hendlaso Bhokta Bagicha 9.2 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 10 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 10 km

Villages closest to Datma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Datma village had a population of 507. That makes it the 36th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Datma village has 238 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Datma has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Datma is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Datma covers 319.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Datma falls under Kisko tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Datma is Hendlaso Bhokta Bagicha, about 9.2 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 Datma.

Datma is about 10 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Datma is in Kisko tehsil of Lohardaga district. Kisko is about 4.2 km away. Hendlaso Bhokta Bagicha is about 9.2 km away. Lohardaga is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhechhranawadih (under 2 km), Huahar (under 2 km) and Banpur (1.6 km).

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

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