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About Dhamuri Village

Dhamuri is a small village in Basavakalyan tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 298, made up of 160 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhamuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamuri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bidar
Tehsil Basavakalyan
Pincode 585419
Area (hectares) 233.46 hectares
Population 298
Male Population 160
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhamuri compares

By the 2011 count Dhamuri is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents. Its 233.46 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Dhamuri

Dhamuri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhamuri as Available within village. 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 Dhamuri from other places

Dhamuri lies about 85 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Kamalapura, about 35 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 Dhamuri
Nearest town Umarga 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Basavakalyan 26 km
Nearest railway station Kamalapura 35 km
District headquarters Bidar 85 km

Villages closest to Dhamuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamuri village had a population of 298. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents.

Dhamuri village has 160 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamuri has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Dhamuri is 585419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhamuri covers 233.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhamuri falls under Basavakalyan tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dhamuri is Kamalapura, about 35 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhamuri.

Dhamuri is about 85 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamuri is in Basavakalyan tehsil of Bidar district. Umarga is about 12 km away. Basavakalyan is about 26 km away. Kamalapura is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ujlam (4.0 km), Ekamba (4.9 km) and Dhanura (5.3 km).

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

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