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About Dhamot Village

Dhamot is one of the larger villages in Payal tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,629, made up of 3,501 males and 3,128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1941 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhamot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamot village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Payal
Pincode 141413
Area (hectares) 1941 hectares
Population 6,629
Male Population 3,501
Female Population 3,128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dhamot compares

By the 2011 count Dhamot is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents. Its 1941 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 912.

Getting to Dhamot

Dhamot is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhamot 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhamot from other places

Dhamot lies about 30 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Jaspalon, about 12 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 Dhamot
Tehsil headquarters Payal 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Jaspalon 12 km
Nearest town Dorāha 12 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 30 km

Villages closest to Dhamot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamot village had a population of 6,629. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents.

Dhamot village has 3,501 males and 3,128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamot has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Dhamot is 141413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhamot covers 1941 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhamot falls under Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhamot is Jaspalon, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhamot.

Dhamot is about 30 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamot is in Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district. Payal is about 4.7 km away. Jaspalon is about 12 km away. Dorāha is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aluna Pallah (1.8 km), Jallah (2.9 km) and Aluna Miana (3.0 km).

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

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