About Dharampur Village

Dharampur is a mid sized village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 540, made up of 271 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814141, 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	Jarmundi
Pincode	814141
Area (hectares)	167 hectares
Population	540
Male Population	271
Female Population	269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
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 68th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 167 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

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 30 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Basukinath Railway Station, about 20 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	Basukinath Railway Station	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jarmundi	20 km
District headquarters	Dumka	30 km

Villages closest to Dharampur

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

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Common questions about Dharampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharampur village had a population of 540. That makes it the 68th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Dharampur village has 271 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharampur has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Dharampur is 814141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharampur covers 167 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharampur falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dharampur is Basukinath Railway Station, about 20 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 30 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 Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Basukinath Railway Station is about 20 km away. Jarmundi is about 20 km away. Dumka is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.