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About Damerkheda Village

Damerkheda is a large village in Shahade tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,669, made up of 1,354 males and 1,315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 477.43 hectares hectares.

Damerkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Damerkheda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Shahade
Area (hectares) 477.43 hectares
Population 2,669
Male Population 1,354
Female Population 1,315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Damerkheda compares

By the 2011 count Damerkheda is the 37th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents. Its 477.43 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Damerkheda

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

Damerkheda lies about 23 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Tisi, about 15 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 Damerkheda
Nearest town Shāhāda 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Tisi 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahade 23 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 23 km

Villages closest to Damerkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Damerkheda village had a population of 2,669. That makes it the 37th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents.

Damerkheda village has 1,354 males and 1,315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Damerkheda has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Damerkheda covers 477.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Damerkheda falls under Shahade tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Damerkheda is Tisi, about 15 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 village for Damerkheda.

Damerkheda is about 23 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Damerkheda is in Shahade tehsil of Nandurbar district. Shāhāda is about 8.2 km away. Tisi is about 15 km away. Shahade is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karajai (under 2 km), Bupkari (under 2 km) and Dhurkheda (2.9 km).

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

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