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About Dharampur Village

Dharampur is a small village in Devipur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 363, made up of 181 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharampur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Devipur
Pincode 814152
Area (hectares) 188.12 hectares
Population 363
Male Population 181
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 106th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 484 residents. Its 188.12 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 945.

Getting to Dharampur

Dharampur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dharampur as Available within 10+ 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 41 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 7.9 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 Maheshmunda Junction 7.9 km
Nearest town Giridih 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Devipur 26 km
District headquarters Deoghar 41 km

Villages closest to Dharampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Devipur 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 363. That makes it the 106th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 484 residents.

Dharampur village has 181 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharampur has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Dharampur is 814152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharampur covers 188.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dharampur falls under Devipur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dharampur is Maheshmunda Junction, about 7.9 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 10+ km distance for Dharampur.

Dharampur is about 41 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharampur is in Devipur tehsil of Deoghar district. Maheshmunda Junction is about 7.9 km away. Giridih is about 15 km away. Devipur 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 Ojhadih (2.8 km), Charakmara (3.5 km) and Lohari (4.0 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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