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About Dharampur Village

Dharampur is a mid sized village in Marhaura tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,746, made up of 915 males and 831 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares.

Dharampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Marhaura
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 1,746
Male Population 915
Female Population 831
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
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 Dharampur compares

By the 2011 count Dharampur is the 51st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Dharampur

The census records public bus service for Dharampur 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 Dharampur from other places

Dharampur lies about 31 km from Saran. 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 Marhaura 4.8 km
District headquarters Saran 31 km

Villages closest to Dharampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Marhaura 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 1,746. That makes it the 51st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents.

Dharampur village has 915 males and 831 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharampur has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Dharampur covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dharampur falls under Marhaura tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The census record for Dharampur notes the nearest railway station 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 Dharampur.

Dharampur is about 31 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharampur is in Marhaura tehsil of Saran district. Marhaura is about 4.8 km away. Saran is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nautan (under 2 km), Jhakhra Birit (under 2 km) and Askaranpur (2.2 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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