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About Domakhri Village

Domakhri is a mid sized village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,411, made up of 729 males and 682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 741.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Domakhri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Domakhri village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Pincode 231215
Area (hectares) 741.88 hectares
Population 1,411
Male Population 729
Female Population 682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Domakhri compares

By the 2011 count Domakhri is the 53rd largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 741.88 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Domakhri

Domakhri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Domakhri as Available within 10+ 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 Domakhri from other places

Domakhri lies about 22 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Khairahi, 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 Domakhri
Tehsil headquarters Ghorawal 10 km
Nearest railway station Khairahi 18 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 22 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 22 km

Villages closest to Domakhri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Domakhri village had a population of 1,411. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Domakhri village has 729 males and 682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Domakhri has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Domakhri is 231215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Domakhri covers 741.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Domakhri falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Domakhri is Khairahi, about 18 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Domakhri.

Domakhri is about 22 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Domakhri is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Ghorawal is about 10 km away. Khairahi is about 18 km away. Sonbhadra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhairawa (under 2 km), Khirahata (under 2 km) and Bandha (under 2 km).

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

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