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About Dhamdhamia Pahar Village

Dhamdhamia Pahar is a small village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 395, made up of 207 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhamdhamia Pahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamdhamia Pahar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Taljhari
Pincode 816116
Area (hectares) 236 hectares
Population 395
Male Population 207
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhamdhamia Pahar compares

By the 2011 count Dhamdhamia Pahar is the 56th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 236 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Dhamdhamia Pahar

Dhamdhamia Pahar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhamdhamia Pahar as Available within 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhamdhamia Pahar from other places

Dhamdhamia Pahar lies about 34 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Dhamdhamia, about under 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 Dhamdhamia Pahar
Nearest railway station Dhamdhamia under 2 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Taljhari 15 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 34 km

Villages closest to Dhamdhamia Pahar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Taljhari 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 Dhamdhamia Pahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamdhamia Pahar village had a population of 395. That makes it the 56th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Dhamdhamia Pahar village has 207 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamdhamia Pahar has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Dhamdhamia Pahar is 816116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhamdhamia Pahar covers 236 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhamdhamia Pahar falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhamdhamia Pahar is Dhamdhamia, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhamdhamia Pahar.

Dhamdhamia Pahar is about 34 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamdhamia Pahar is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Dhamdhamia is about under 2 km away. Rājmahal is about 13 km away. Taljhari is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhamdhamia (under 2 km), Pokharia (under 2 km) and Sadapur (1.9 km).

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

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