About Dharampur Village

Dharampur is a large village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,518, made up of 1,345 males and 1,173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharampur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Shambhuganj
Pincode	813201
Area (hectares)	93 hectares
Population	2,518
Male Population	1,345
Female Population	1,173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	872
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharampur compares

By the 2011 count Dharampur is the 15th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Dharampur

Dharampur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dharampur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 34 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Kamarganj, about 15 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
Nearest town	Kharagpur	14 km
Nearest railway station	Kamarganj	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shambhuganj	34 km
District headquarters	Banka	34 km

Villages closest to Dharampur

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

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Common questions about Dharampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharampur village had a population of 2,518. That makes it the 15th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Dharampur village has 1,345 males and 1,173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharampur has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Dharampur is 813201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharampur covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dharampur falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharampur is Kamarganj, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dharampur.

Dharampur is about 34 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharampur is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 14 km away. Kamarganj is about 15 km away. Shambhuganj is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.