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About Dampuri Village

Dampuri is a large village in Gangakhed tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,316, made up of 1,229 males and 1,087 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 981 hectares hectares.

Dampuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dampuri village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Gangakhed
Area (hectares) 981 hectares
Population 2,316
Male Population 1,229
Female Population 1,087
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dampuri compares

By the 2011 count Dampuri is the 14th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents. Its 981 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Dampuri

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

Dampuri lies about 17 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Pokharni Narsimha, about 5.8 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 Dampuri
Nearest railway station Pokharni Narsimha 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangakhed 17 km
District headquarters Parbhani 17 km

Villages closest to Dampuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dampuri village had a population of 2,316. That makes it the 14th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents.

Dampuri village has 1,229 males and 1,087 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dampuri has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Dampuri covers 981 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dampuri falls under Gangakhed tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dampuri is Pokharni Narsimha, about 5.8 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 Dampuri.

Dampuri is about 17 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dampuri is in Gangakhed tehsil of Parbhani district. Pokharni Narsimha is about 5.8 km away. Gangakhed is about 17 km away. Parbhani is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dagadwadi (6.6 km), Masla (7.8 km) and Pokharni Walkya (8.5 km).

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

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