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About Dharmagta Village

Dharmagta is a mid sized village in Katiya tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 958, made up of 443 males and 515 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,163 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73 hectares hectares.

Dharmagta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharmagta village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Katiya
Area (hectares) 73 hectares
Population 958
Male Population 443
Female Population 515
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,163
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharmagta compares

By the 2011 count Dharmagta is the 42nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents. Its 73 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1114.

Getting to Dharmagta

Dharmagta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dharmagta as Available within village. 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 Dharmagta from other places

Dharmagta lies about 30 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Panchdeori Halt, about 4.9 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 Dharmagta
Nearest railway station Panchdeori Halt 4.9 km
Nearest town Kataiya 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Katiya 30 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 30 km

Villages closest to Dharmagta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharmagta village had a population of 958. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents.

Dharmagta village has 443 males and 515 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharmagta has about 1163 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1114.

Dharmagta covers 73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharmagta falls under Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharmagta is Panchdeori Halt, about 4.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dharmagta.

Dharmagta is about 30 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharmagta is in Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district. Panchdeori Halt is about 4.9 km away. Kataiya is about 7.7 km away. Katiya is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagahi Khas (under 2 km), Shamdas Bagahi (under 2 km) and Shukrauli (under 2 km).

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

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