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About Dharampur Village

Dharampur is a large village in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,209, made up of 1,190 males and 1,019 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur
Pincode 804421
Area (hectares) 157 hectares
Population 2,209
Male Population 1,190
Female Population 1,019
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharampur compares

By the 2011 count Dharampur is the 15th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,854 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Dharampur

Dharampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dharampur as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dharampur from other places

Dharampur lies about 12 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad Court, about 20 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 Dharampur
Tehsil headquarters Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur 12 km
District headquarters Arwal 12 km
Nearest railway station Jehanabad Court 20 km

Villages closest to Dharampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur 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 Dharampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharampur village had a population of 2,209. That makes it the 15th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,854 residents.

Dharampur village has 1,190 males and 1,019 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharampur has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Dharampur is 804421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharampur covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharampur falls under Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharampur is Jehanabad Court, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dharampur.

Dharampur is about 12 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharampur is in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil of Arwal district. Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur is about 12 km away. Arwal is about 12 km away. Jehanabad Court 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 Bhagwatipur (5.4 km), Makhmilpur (7.7 km) and Daudpur (8.2 km).

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

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