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About Dambahal Village

Dambahal is a mid sized village in Bhasma tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,045, made up of 513 males and 532 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 396 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dambahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dambahal village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Bhasma
Pincode 770011
Area (hectares) 396 hectares
Population 1,045
Male Population 513
Female Population 532
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
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 Dambahal compares

By the 2011 count Dambahal is the 13th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 797 residents. Its 396 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Dambahal

Dambahal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dambahal 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dambahal from other places

Dambahal lies about 14 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Jharsuguda Junction, 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 Dambahal
Tehsil headquarters Bhasma 6.3 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 14 km
Nearest town Sundergarh 14 km
Nearest railway station Jharsuguda Junction 15 km

Villages closest to Dambahal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dambahal village had a population of 1,045. That makes it the 13th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 797 residents.

Dambahal village has 513 males and 532 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dambahal has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Dambahal is 770011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dambahal covers 396 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dambahal falls under Bhasma tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Dambahal is Jharsuguda Junction, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dambahal.

Dambahal is about 14 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dambahal is in Bhasma tehsil of Sundargarh district. Bhasma is about 6.3 km away. Sundargarh is about 14 km away. Sundergarh is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Podabahal (under 2 km), Jogimal (under 2 km) and Gultha (1.7 km).

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

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