About Dhamkan Village

Dhamkan is a large village in Joura tehsil, in the district of Morena, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,966, made up of 2,168 males and 1,798 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 450 hectares hectares.

Dhamkan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamkan village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Morena
Tehsil	Joura
Area (hectares)	450 hectares
Population	3,966
Male Population	2,168
Female Population	1,798
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	829
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhamkan compares

By the 2011 count Dhamkan is the 26th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,731 residents. Its 450 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 819.

Getting to Dhamkan

Dhamkan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhamkan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhamkan from other places

Dhamkan lies about 22 km from Morena, and the nearest railway station is Thara, about 2.6 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 Dhamkan
Nearest railway station	Thara	2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Joura	5.7 km
Nearest town	Jora	5.7 km
District headquarters	Morena	22 km

Villages closest to Dhamkan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamkan village had a population of 3,966. That makes it the 26th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,731 residents.

Dhamkan village has 2,168 males and 1,798 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamkan has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 819.

Dhamkan covers 450 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhamkan falls under Joura tehsil of Morena district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhamkan is Thara, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dhamkan.

Dhamkan is about 22 km from Morena in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamkan is in Joura tehsil of Morena district. Thara is about 2.6 km away. Joura is about 5.7 km away. Jora is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.