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About Damasun Village

Damasun is a mid sized village in Astaranga tehsil, in the district of Puri, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 543, made up of 278 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 752109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Damasun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Damasun village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Puri
Tehsil Astaranga
Pincode 752109
Area (hectares) 191 hectares
Population 543
Male Population 278
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Damasun compares

By the 2011 count Damasun is the 29th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 831 residents. Its 191 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Damasun

Damasun is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Damasun as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chakarpada, Chhuriana, Dakhinapantal and Dakhinmul. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Damasun

As per the Census of India 2011, Damasun village had a population of 543. That makes it the 29th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 831 residents.

Damasun village has 278 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Damasun has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Damasun is 752109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Damasun covers 191 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Damasun falls under Astaranga tehsil of Puri district in Odisha.

The census record for Damasun notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Damasun.

Damasun is in Astaranga tehsil of Puri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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