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About Dharampur Village

Dharampur is a large village in Mahishi tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,083, made up of 1,621 males and 1,462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 634 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Mahishi
Pincode 852216
Area (hectares) 634 hectares
Population 3,083
Male Population 1,621
Female Population 1,462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharampur compares

By the 2011 count Dharampur is the 22nd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 634 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

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 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 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 20 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 14 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 Mahishi 10 km
Nearest town Bangaon 14 km
Nearest railway station Kusheshwar Asthan 14 km
District headquarters Saharsa 20 km

Villages closest to Dharampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mahishi 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 3,083. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Dharampur village has 1,621 males and 1,462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharampur has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Dharampur is 852216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharampur covers 634 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharampur falls under Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharampur is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Dharampur.

Dharampur is about 20 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharampur is in Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district. Mahishi is about 10 km away. Bangaon is about 14 km away. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanauj (under 2 km), Rakhti (3.5 km) and Rajhanpur (4.1 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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