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About Dharampur Village

Dharampur is a mid sized village in Tarapur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 982, made up of 524 males and 458 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares.

Dharampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Tarapur
Area (hectares) 57 hectares
Population 982
Male Population 524
Female Population 458
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharampur compares

By the 2011 count Dharampur is the 33rd largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Dharampur

Dharampur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dharampur as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Dharampur from other places

Dharampur lies about 39 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about 20 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
Tehsil headquarters Tarapur 3.8 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 12 km
Nearest railway station Khariapipra Halt 20 km
District headquarters Munger 39 km

Villages closest to Dharampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tarapur 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 982. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents.

Dharampur village has 524 males and 458 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharampur has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 897.

Dharampur covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dharampur falls under Tarapur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharampur is Khariapipra Halt, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dharampur.

Dharampur is about 39 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharampur is in Tarapur tehsil of Munger district. Tarapur is about 3.8 km away. Kharagpur is about 12 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gonaili (under 2 km), Hasanpur (under 2 km) and Beladih (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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