About Dharampur Village

Dharampur is a small village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 451, made up of 236 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816103, 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	Shikaripara
Pincode	816103
Area (hectares)	358 hectares
Population	451
Male Population	236
Female Population	215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 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 116th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 358 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Dharampur

Dharampur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dharampur as Available within 5 - 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 26 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 5.5 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	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shikaripara	26 km
District headquarters	Dumka	26 km

Villages closest to Dharampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shikaripara 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 451. That makes it the 116th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Dharampur village has 236 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharampur has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Dharampur is 816103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharampur covers 358 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dharampur falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dharampur is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 5.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dharampur.

Dharampur is about 26 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 Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Ambajora Shikaripara is about 5.5 km away. Shikaripara is about 26 km away. Dumka is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.