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About Dharampur Village

Dharampur is a mid sized village in Khaira tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,792, made up of 935 males and 857 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares.

Dharampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Khaira
Area (hectares) 117 hectares
Population 1,792
Male Population 935
Female Population 857
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharampur compares

By the 2011 count Dharampur is the 47th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,663 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

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 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 5.3 km from Jamui. 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 Khaira 3.9 km
District headquarters Jamui 5.3 km
Nearest town Jamūī 5.3 km

Villages closest to Dharampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khaira 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 1,792. That makes it the 47th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,663 residents.

Dharampur village has 935 males and 857 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharampur has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Dharampur covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dharampur falls under Khaira tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The census record for Dharampur notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Dharampur.

Dharampur is about 5.3 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharampur is in Khaira tehsil of Jamui district. Khaira is about 3.9 km away. Jamui is about 5.3 km away. Jamūī is about 5.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jorbaha Dharampur (under 2 km), Mahapur Khurd (under 2 km) and Dumarkola (under 2 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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