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About Dharampur Village

Dharampur is a mid sized village in Sandesh tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,942, made up of 1,015 males and 927 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Sandesh
Pincode 802201
Area (hectares) 261 hectares
Population 1,942
Male Population 1,015
Female Population 927
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharampur compares

By the 2011 count Dharampur is the 25th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,334 residents. Its 261 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Dharampur

Dharampur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dharampur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 5.5 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 30 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 Sandesh 5.5 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 5.5 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 21 km
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 30 km

Villages closest to Dharampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sandesh 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 1,942. That makes it the 25th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,334 residents.

Dharampur village has 1,015 males and 927 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharampur has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Dharampur is 802201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharampur covers 261 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharampur falls under Sandesh tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharampur is Pawakhali, about 30 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 - 10 km distance for Dharampur.

Dharampur is about 5.5 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharampur is in Sandesh tehsil of Bhojpur district. Sandesh is about 5.5 km away. Bhojpur is about 5.5 km away. Bahādurganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parura Rampur (under 2 km), Phulari (2.7 km) and Chauria (10.0 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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