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About Dam Jhara Village

Dam Jhara is a small village in Bagidora tehsil, in the district of Banswara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 415, made up of 228 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 820 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 327031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dam Jhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dam Jhara village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Banswara
Tehsil Bagidora
Pincode 327031
Area (hectares) 73.33 hectares
Population 415
Male Population 228
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 820
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dam Jhara compares

By the 2011 count Dam Jhara is the 268th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents. Its 73.33 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Dam Jhara

Dam Jhara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dam Jhara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Dam Jhara from other places

Dam Jhara lies about 42 km from Banswara, and the nearest railway station is Dungarpur, about 62 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 Dam Jhara
Tehsil headquarters Bagidora 22 km
Nearest town Sāgwāra 30 km
District headquarters Banswara 42 km
Nearest railway station Dungarpur 62 km

Villages closest to Dam Jhara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bagidora 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 Dam Jhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dam Jhara village had a population of 415. That makes it the 268th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents.

Dam Jhara village has 228 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dam Jhara has about 820 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Dam Jhara is 327031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dam Jhara covers 73.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dam Jhara falls under Bagidora tehsil of Banswara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dam Jhara is Dungarpur, about 62 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dam Jhara.

Dam Jhara is about 42 km from Banswara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dam Jhara is in Bagidora tehsil of Banswara district. Bagidora is about 22 km away. Sāgwāra is about 30 km away. Banswara is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Serawala (under 2 km), Bambori (under 2 km) and Bori (under 2 km).

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

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