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About Dharampur Village

Dharampur is a mid sized village in Kasauli tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,732, made up of 1,065 males and 667 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 626 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharampur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kasauli
Pincode 173209
Area (hectares) 60.62 hectares
Population 1,732
Male Population 1,065
Female Population 667
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 626
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dharampur compares

By the 2011 count Dharampur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 208 residents. Its 60.62 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Dharampur

Dharampur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dharampur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dharampur from other places

Dharampur lies about 8.1 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Dharampur Himachal, about under 2 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
Nearest railway station Dharampur Himachal under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasauli 5.6 km
District headquarters Solan 8.1 km

Villages closest to Dharampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kasauli 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 1,732. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 208 residents.

Dharampur village has 1,065 males and 667 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharampur has about 626 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Dharampur is 173209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharampur covers 60.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dharampur falls under Kasauli tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dharampur is Dharampur Himachal, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Dharampur is about 8.1 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharampur is in Kasauli tehsil of Solan district. Dharampur Himachal is about under 2 km away. Kasauli is about 5.6 km away. Solan is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadon (under 2 km), Dumori (under 2 km) and Bhali (1.6 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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