About Dhamai Village

Dhamai is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,424, made up of 687 males and 737 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhamai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamai village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Garhshankar
Pincode	144532
Area (hectares)	188 hectares
Population	1,424
Male Population	687
Female Population	737
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,073
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhamai compares

By the 2011 count Dhamai is the 54th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 188 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Dhamai

Dhamai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhamai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhamai from other places

Dhamai lies about 51 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Alachor, about 7.5 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 Dhamai
Nearest railway station	Alachor	7.5 km
Nearest town	Nawanshahr	8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Garhshankar	9.4 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	51 km

Villages closest to Dhamai

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

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Common questions about Dhamai

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamai village had a population of 1,424. That makes it the 54th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Dhamai village has 687 males and 737 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamai has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Dhamai is 144532. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhamai covers 188 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhamai falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhamai is Alachor, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhamai.

Dhamai is about 51 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamai is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Alachor is about 7.5 km away. Nawanshahr is about 8.8 km away. Garhshankar is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.