About Datma Village

Datma is a mid sized village in Ormanjhi tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 761, made up of 400 males and 361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Datma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Datma village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Ormanjhi
Pincode	835219
Area (hectares)	141 hectares
Population	761
Male Population	400
Female Population	361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
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 Datma compares

By the 2011 count Datma is the 42nd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 141 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Datma

Datma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Datma 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 Datma from other places

Datma lies about 29 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Mael, about 13 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	Ormanjhi	6.6 km
Nearest railway station	Mael	13 km
Nearest town	Chitarpur	15 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	29 km

Villages closest to Datma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Datma village had a population of 761. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Datma village has 400 males and 361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Datma has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Datma is 835219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Datma covers 141 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Datma falls under Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Datma is Mael, about 13 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Datma.

Datma is about 29 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Datma is in Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district. Ormanjhi is about 6.6 km away. Mael is about 13 km away. Chitarpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.