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About Dharampur Village

Dharampur is a mid sized village in Kako tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,986, made up of 1,037 males and 949 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares.

Dharampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Kako
Area (hectares) 96 hectares
Population 1,986
Male Population 1,037
Female Population 949
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dharampur compares

By the 2011 count Dharampur is the 28th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,891 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 21 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 928.

Getting to Dharampur

Dharampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dharampur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 5.0 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Mai, about 3.8 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 Mai 3.8 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 5.0 km
Nearest town Jahānābād 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kako 6.5 km

Villages closest to Dharampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kako 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 1,986. That makes it the 28th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,891 residents.

Dharampur village has 1,037 males and 949 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharampur has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Dharampur covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dharampur falls under Kako tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharampur is Mai, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dharampur.

Dharampur is about 5.0 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharampur is in Kako tehsil of Jehanabad district. Mai is about 3.8 km away. Jehanabad is about 5.0 km away. Jahānābād is about 5.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dachhni (under 2 km), Chatar (under 2 km) and Harahar (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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