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About Damak Village

Damak is a mid sized village in Sihawal tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,692, made up of 886 males and 806 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.94 hectares hectares.

Damak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Damak village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Sihawal
Area (hectares) 171.94 hectares
Population 1,692
Male Population 886
Female Population 806
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Damak compares

By the 2011 count Damak is the 45th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 171.94 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Damak

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

Damak lies about 27 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Majhaoli, about 54 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 Damak
Tehsil headquarters Sihawal 16 km
Nearest town Mauganj 24 km
District headquarters Sidhi 27 km
Nearest railway station Majhaoli 54 km

Villages closest to Damak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Damak village had a population of 1,692. That makes it the 45th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Damak village has 886 males and 806 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Damak has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Damak covers 171.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Damak falls under Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Damak is Majhaoli, about 54 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 Damak.

Damak is about 27 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Damak is in Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district. Sihawal is about 16 km away. Mauganj is about 24 km away. Sidhi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sudwar (under 2 km), Chamari Mahua Bandh (under 2 km) and Baghaudi (1.6 km).

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

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