About Dama Village

Dama is a large village in Mehnagar tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,397, made up of 1,206 males and 1,191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256.8 hectares hectares.

Dama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dama village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Azamgarh
Tehsil	Mehnagar
Area (hectares)	256.8 hectares
Population	2,397
Male Population	1,206
Female Population	1,191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Dama compares

By the 2011 count Dama is the 47th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 256.8 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Dama

Dama 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 Dama as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Dama from other places

Dama lies about 27 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Phariha, about 18 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 Dama
Tehsil headquarters	Mehnagar	5.4 km
Nearest town	Lalganj	9.4 km
Nearest railway station	Phariha	18 km
District headquarters	Azamgarh	27 km

Villages closest to Dama

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

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Common questions about Dama

As per the Census of India 2011, Dama village had a population of 2,397. That makes it the 47th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Dama village has 1,206 males and 1,191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dama has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Dama covers 256.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dama falls under Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dama is Phariha, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available for Dama.

Dama is about 27 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dama is in Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district. Mehnagar is about 5.4 km away. Lalganj is about 9.4 km away. Phariha is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.