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About Dharmagatpur Village

Dharmagatpur is a mid sized village in Belaganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 554, made up of 268 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharmagatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharmagatpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Belaganj
Pincode 804403
Area (hectares) 92 hectares
Population 554
Male Population 268
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharmagatpur compares

By the 2011 count Dharmagatpur is the 95th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 92 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Dharmagatpur

Dharmagatpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dharmagatpur as Available within <5 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 Dharmagatpur from other places

Dharmagatpur lies about 18 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about 7.3 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 Dharmagatpur
Nearest railway station Paraiya 7.3 km
Nearest town Bodh Gaya 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Belaganj 18 km
District headquarters Gaya 18 km

Villages closest to Dharmagatpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharmagatpur village had a population of 554. That makes it the 95th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Dharmagatpur village has 268 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharmagatpur has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Dharmagatpur is 804403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharmagatpur covers 92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharmagatpur falls under Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharmagatpur is Paraiya, about 7.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dharmagatpur.

Dharmagatpur is about 18 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharmagatpur is in Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district. Paraiya is about 7.3 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 16 km away. Belaganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koiri Bigha (3.9 km), Fatehpur (4.8 km) and Diha (5.4 km).

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

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