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About Dharampur Village

Dharampur is a mid sized village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,207, made up of 625 males and 582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharampur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Ramgarh
Pincode 814102
Area (hectares) 115 hectares
Population 1,207
Male Population 625
Female Population 582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharampur compares

By the 2011 count Dharampur is the 15th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Dharampur

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

Dharampur lies about 33 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 23 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 Ambajora Shikaripara 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramgarh 30 km
District headquarters Dumka 33 km

Villages closest to Dharampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramgarh 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 1,207. That makes it the 15th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Dharampur village has 625 males and 582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharampur has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Dharampur is 814102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharampur covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharampur falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dharampur is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 23 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 Dharampur.

Dharampur is about 33 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharampur is in Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district. Ambajora Shikaripara is about 23 km away. Ramgarh is about 30 km away. Dumka is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balia (2.5 km), Balia Khara (2.5 km) and Patrampur (2.5 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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