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About Dharampur Village

Dharampur is a small village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 346, made up of 178 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharampur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Pratappur
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 12 hectares
Population 346
Male Population 178
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharampur compares

By the 2011 count Dharampur is the 96th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 12 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

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 <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dharampur from other places

Dharampur lies about 95 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Japla, 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 Japla under 2 km
Nearest town Husainābād 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Pratappur 16 km
District headquarters Chatra 95 km

Villages closest to Dharampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pratappur 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 346. That makes it the 96th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Dharampur village has 178 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharampur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Dharampur is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharampur covers 12 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 Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dharampur is Japla, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dharampur.

Dharampur is about 95 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharampur is in Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district. Japla is about under 2 km away. Husainābād is about 1.6 km away. Pratappur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (under 2 km), Sangrampur Kalan (under 2 km) and Sangrampur Khurd (under 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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