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About Dhamua Village

Dhamua is a small village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 373, made up of 186 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhamua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Sagardighi
Pincode 742220
Area (hectares) 86.4 hectares
Population 373
Male Population 186
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhamua compares

By the 2011 count Dhamua is the 142nd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 86.4 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Dhamua

The census records public bus service for Dhamua as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dakshin Ramna, Dangapara, Dangrail and Dasturhat. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dhamua

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamua village had a population of 373. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Dhamua village has 186 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamua has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Dhamua is 742220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhamua covers 86.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhamua falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dhamua notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhamua.

Dhamua is in Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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