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About Dharambari Village

Dharambari is a small village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 468, made up of 257 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 821 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.01 hectares hectares.

Dharambari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharambari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 85.01 hectares
Population 468
Male Population 257
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 821
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dharambari compares

By the 2011 count Dharambari is the 93rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 85.01 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Dharambari

Dharambari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dharambari as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dharambari from other places

Dharambari lies about 38 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 7.0 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 Dharambari
Nearest railway station Surja Kama 7.0 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 32 km
District headquarters Purnia 38 km

Villages closest to Dharambari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharambari village had a population of 468. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Dharambari village has 257 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharambari has about 821 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Dharambari covers 85.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharambari falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharambari is Surja Kama, about 7.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dharambari.

Dharambari is about 38 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharambari is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Surja Kama is about 7.0 km away. Kishanganj is about 22 km away. Baisa is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirsi (under 2 km), Kanimaldahi (under 2 km) and Hijli (under 2 km).

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

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