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About Dharavaram Village

Dharavaram is a small village in Usur tehsil, in the district of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 263, made up of 127 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 850.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494447, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharavaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharavaram village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bijapur
Tehsil Usur
Pincode 494447
Area (hectares) 850.45 hectares
Population 263
Male Population 127
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharavaram compares

By the 2011 count Dharavaram is the 75th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 453 residents. Its 850.45 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Dharavaram

Dharavaram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dharavaram as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dharavaram from other places

Dharavaram lies about 64 km from Bijapur. 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 Dharavaram
Tehsil headquarters Usur 34 km
Nearest town Manuguru 35 km
District headquarters Bijapur 64 km

Villages closest to Dharavaram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharavaram village had a population of 263. That makes it the 75th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 453 residents.

Dharavaram village has 127 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharavaram has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Dharavaram is 494447. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharavaram covers 850.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dharavaram falls under Usur tehsil of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Dharavaram notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Dharavaram.

Dharavaram is about 64 km from Bijapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharavaram is in Usur tehsil of Bijapur district. Usur is about 34 km away. Manuguru is about 35 km away. Bijapur is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinnadharmaram (under 2 km), Dharmaram (under 2 km) and Saped (under 2 km).

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

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