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About Dharamkhor Village

Dharamkhor is a mid sized village in Andar tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 652, made up of 309 males and 343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,110 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34 hectares hectares.

Dharamkhor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharamkhor village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Andar
Area (hectares) 34 hectares
Population 652
Male Population 309
Female Population 343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,110
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharamkhor compares

By the 2011 count Dharamkhor is the 45th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents. Its 34 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Dharamkhor

Dharamkhor is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dharamkhor as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dharamkhor from other places

Dharamkhor lies about 17 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, about 10 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 Dharamkhor
Tehsil headquarters Andar 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Jiradei 10 km
Nearest town Mairwa 12 km
District headquarters Siwan 17 km

Villages closest to Dharamkhor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharamkhor village had a population of 652. That makes it the 45th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents.

Dharamkhor village has 309 males and 343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharamkhor has about 1110 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Dharamkhor covers 34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dharamkhor falls under Andar tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharamkhor is Jiradei, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dharamkhor.

Dharamkhor is about 17 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharamkhor is in Andar tehsil of Siwan district. Andar is about 8.9 km away. Jiradei is about 10 km away. Mairwa is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghataila (under 2 km), Katwar (1.6 km) and Sanchipur (1.8 km).

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

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