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About Dhamara Village

Dhamara is a large village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,096, made up of 1,555 males and 1,541 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 409.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhamara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mohammad Bazar
Pincode 731216
Area (hectares) 409.14 hectares
Population 3,096
Male Population 1,555
Female Population 1,541
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhamara compares

By the 2011 count Dhamara is the 9th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 409.14 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Dhamara

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

Dhamara lies about 6.1 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Adalpahari, about 3.2 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 Dhamara
Nearest railway station Adalpahari 3.2 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammad Bazar 6.1 km
District headquarters Birbhum 6.1 km

Villages closest to Dhamara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohammad Bazar 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 Dhamara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamara village had a population of 3,096. That makes it the 9th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Dhamara village has 1,555 males and 1,541 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamara has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Dhamara is 731216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhamara covers 409.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhamara falls under Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dhamara is Adalpahari, about 3.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhamara.

Dhamara is about 6.1 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamara is in Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Adalpahari is about 3.2 km away. Rampur Hat is about 5.1 km away. Mohammad Bazar is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baragachha (under 2 km), Nischintapur (4.3 km) and Araipur (4.4 km).

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

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