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About Dharampur Village

Dharampur is a mid sized village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,534, made up of 789 males and 745 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Wazirganj
Pincode 805131
Area (hectares) 130 hectares
Population 1,534
Male Population 789
Female Population 745
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
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 45th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

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 29 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paharpur, about 11 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 railway station Paharpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Wazirganj 12 km
Nearest town Hisua 21 km
District headquarters Gaya 29 km

Villages closest to Dharampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Wazirganj 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 1,534. That makes it the 45th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Dharampur village has 789 males and 745 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharampur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Dharampur is 805131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharampur covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharampur falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharampur is Paharpur, about 11 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 29 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharampur is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Paharpur is about 11 km away. Wazirganj is about 12 km away. Hisua 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 Mahugain Rasulpur (2.5 km), Nakti Mahugain (2.7 km) and Tipau (2.9 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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