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About Dharpur Village

Dharpur is a small village in Itkhori tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 232, made up of 124 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Itkhori
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 23 hectares
Population 232
Male Population 124
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharpur compares

By the 2011 count Dharpur is the 78th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 558 residents. Its 23 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Dharpur

Dharpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dharpur as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Dharpur from other places

Dharpur lies about 34 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 17 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 Dharpur
Tehsil headquarters Itkhori 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 17 km
Nearest town Bagaha 26 km
District headquarters Chatra 34 km

Villages closest to Dharpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharpur village had a population of 232. That makes it the 78th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 558 residents.

Dharpur village has 124 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharpur has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Dharpur is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharpur covers 23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharpur falls under Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dharpur is Kathautia, about 17 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dharpur.

Dharpur is about 34 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharpur is in Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district. Itkhori is about 3.8 km away. Kathautia is about 17 km away. Bagaha is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Joridih Alias Sompura (under 2 km), Sirmatpur (under 2 km) and Gandharab Chak (under 2 km).

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

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