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About Dhamana Village

Dhamana is a mid sized village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,466, made up of 791 males and 675 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 966 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhamana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamana village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140119
Area (hectares) 966 hectares
Population 1,466
Male Population 791
Female Population 675
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhamana compares

By the 2011 count Dhamana is the 34th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 966 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Dhamana

Dhamana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhamana 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhamana from other places

Dhamana lies about 14 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 7.7 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 Dhamana
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 7.7 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 14 km
Nearest town Ropar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur Sahib 16 km

Villages closest to Dhamana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anandpur Sahib 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 Dhamana

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamana village had a population of 1,466. That makes it the 34th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Dhamana village has 791 males and 675 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamana has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Dhamana is 140119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhamana covers 966 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhamana falls under Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhamana is Bharatgarh, about 7.7 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 village for Dhamana.

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

Dhamana is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Bharatgarh is about 7.7 km away. Rupnagar is about 14 km away. Ropar 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 Rajgiri (under 2 km), Bhogipur (2.0 km) and Bahman Majra (2.4 km).

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

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