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About Dharpur Village

Dharpur is a mid sized village in Minapur tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,336, made up of 725 males and 611 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Minapur
Pincode 843126
Area (hectares) 104 hectares
Population 1,336
Male Population 725
Female Population 611
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 843
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dharpur compares

By the 2011 count Dharpur is the 78th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,153 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Dharpur

The census records public bus service for Dharpur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dharpur from other places

Dharpur lies about under 2 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Muzaffarpur Junction, about under 2 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 Dharpur
District headquarters Muzaffarpur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Muzaffarpur Junction under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Minapur 18 km

Villages closest to Dharpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharpur village had a population of 1,336. That makes it the 78th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,153 residents.

Dharpur village has 725 males and 611 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharpur has about 843 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Dharpur is 843126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharpur covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharpur falls under Minapur tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharpur is Muzaffarpur Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Dharpur.

Dharpur is about under 2 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharpur is in Minapur tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Muzaffarpur is about under 2 km away. Muzaffarpur Junction is about under 2 km away. Minapur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahajpur Shekhpur (2.4 km), Majhaur (2.8 km) and Shahpur Motaluke Yehiapur (3.0 km).

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

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