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About Dharamban Village

Dharamban is a large village in Ladania tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,743, made up of 1,433 males and 1,310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 444 hectares hectares.

Dharamban Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharamban village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Ladania
Area (hectares) 444 hectares
Population 2,743
Male Population 1,433
Female Population 1,310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dharamban compares

By the 2011 count Dharamban is the 20th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 6,270 residents. Its 444 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Dharamban

Dharamban is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dharamban as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dharamban from other places

Dharamban lies about 32 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Khutauna, 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 Dharamban
Tehsil headquarters Ladania 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Khutauna 11 km
Nearest town Jainagar 17 km
District headquarters Madhubani 32 km

Villages closest to Dharamban

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharamban village had a population of 2,743. That makes it the 20th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,270 residents.

Dharamban village has 1,433 males and 1,310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharamban has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Dharamban covers 444 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharamban falls under Ladania tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharamban is Khutauna, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dharamban.

Dharamban is about 32 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharamban is in Ladania tehsil of Madhubani district. Ladania is about 6.6 km away. Khutauna is about 11 km away. Jainagar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpur (1.7 km), Bhutaha (1.8 km) and Chiknautwa (2.5 km).

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

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