By population, Dhamkan ranks #26 of 247 villages in Joura mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dhamkan is a village of 3,966 people in 933 households (Census 2011) in Joura tehsil, Morena district, Madhya Pradesh, the 26th-largest of 247 villages in Joura tehsil. Literacy is 57%, 1 points above the tehsil average of 56% and the sex ratio is 829 women per 1,000 men. It lies 10 km from the Morena district centre, 9 km from Jafrabad, the nearest town, 3 km from Thara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 476221, served by Joura post office; the LGD village code is 452405. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital,Joura, 5 km away. The sarpanch is baijanti, and the village votes in Bhitarwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mohan Singh Rathore. The population is estimated at 4,676 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Dhamakan →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhamkan · this village | 3,966 | 57% | — |
| Gudha Asan · Joura | 1,801 | 42% | 1.1 km SW |
| Prithvipura · Huzur | 103 | 49% | 1.5 km NE |
| Prithvipura · Sagar | 268 | 63% | 1.5 km NE |
| Prithvipura · Porsa | 1,010 | 60% | 1.5 km NE |
| Prithvipura · Lahar | 1,520 | 55% | 1.5 km NE |
| Mudawali · Joura | 1,067 | 61% | 2.1 km N |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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