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About Dharamnagar Village

Dharamnagar is a small village in Lakhipur tehsil, in the district of Cachar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 431, made up of 219 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 788107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharamnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharamnagar village
Description Value
State Assam
District Cachar
Tehsil Lakhipur
Pincode 788107
Area (hectares) 100 hectares
Population 431
Male Population 219
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dharamnagar compares

By the 2011 count Dharamnagar is the 265th largest of the 453 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,178 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Dharamnagar

Dharamnagar 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 Dharamnagar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Dharamnagar from other places

Dharamnagar lies about 20 km from Cachar, and the nearest railway station is Shribar, about 12 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 Dharamnagar
Tehsil headquarters Lakhipur 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Shribar 12 km
District headquarters Cachar 20 km
Nearest town Silchar 21 km

Villages closest to Dharamnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharamnagar village had a population of 431. That makes it the 265th largest of the 453 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,178 residents.

Dharamnagar village has 219 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharamnagar has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Dharamnagar is 788107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharamnagar covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharamnagar falls under Lakhipur tehsil of Cachar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Dharamnagar is Shribar, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dharamnagar.

Dharamnagar is about 20 km from Cachar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharamnagar is in Lakhipur tehsil of Cachar district. Lakhipur is about 9.8 km away. Shribar is about 12 km away. Cachar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are U S Dharamnagar (under 2 km), Machkhal Pan Tangia Village (2.2 km) and Machkhal Pt I (2.2 km).

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

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