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About Damagarha Village

Damagarha is a large village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,932, made up of 2,038 males and 1,894 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221508, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Damagarha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Damagarha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Pincode 221508
Area (hectares) 139.37 hectares
Population 3,932
Male Population 2,038
Female Population 1,894
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Damagarha compares

By the 2011 count Damagarha is the 37th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 139.37 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Damagarha

Damagarha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Damagarha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Damagarha from other places

Damagarha lies about 33 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Saidabad, about 6.5 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 Damagarha
Nearest railway station Saidabad 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 6.7 km
Nearest town Phulpur 16 km
District headquarters Allahabad 33 km

Villages closest to Damagarha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Damagarha village had a population of 3,932. That makes it the 37th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Damagarha village has 2,038 males and 1,894 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Damagarha has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Damagarha is 221508. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Damagarha covers 139.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Damagarha falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Damagarha is Saidabad, about 6.5 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 village for Damagarha.

Damagarha is about 33 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Damagarha is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Saidabad is about 6.5 km away. Handia is about 6.7 km away. Phulpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madaripur (under 2 km), Chabilaha (under 2 km) and Khamariya (under 2 km).

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

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