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About Damodara Village

Damodara is a mid sized village in Jaisalmer tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 814, made up of 420 males and 394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4624.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Damodara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Damodara village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaisalmer
Tehsil Jaisalmer
Pincode 345001
Area (hectares) 4624.65 hectares
Population 814
Male Population 420
Female Population 394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Damodara compares

By the 2011 count Damodara is the 80th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 4624.65 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Damodara

Damodara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Damodara as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Damodara from other places

Damodara lies about 18 km from Jaisalmer. 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 Damodara
Tehsil headquarters Jaisalmer 18 km

Villages closest to Damodara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Damodara village had a population of 814. That makes it the 80th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Damodara village has 420 males and 394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Damodara has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Damodara is 345001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Damodara covers 4624.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Damodara falls under Jaisalmer tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Damodara notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Damodara.

Damodara is about 18 km from Jaisalmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Damodara is in Jaisalmer tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Jaisalmer is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karmon Ki Dhani (2.7 km), Khaderon Ki Dhani (2.7 km) and Megwalon Ki Dhani (3.1 km).

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

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