About Dharampur Village

Dharampur is a mid sized village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 982, made up of 456 males and 526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,154 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharampur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Birni
Pincode	815316
Area (hectares)	237 hectares
Population	982
Male Population	456
Female Population	526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,154
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 63rd largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 237 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

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 71 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Gidhaur, about 11 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	Gidhaur	11 km
Nearest town	Jamūī	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Birni	18 km
District headquarters	Giridih	71 km

Villages closest to Dharampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Birni 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 982. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Dharampur village has 456 males and 526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharampur has about 1154 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Dharampur is 815316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharampur covers 237 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharampur falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dharampur is Gidhaur, about 11 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 71 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharampur is in Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Gidhaur is about 11 km away. Jamūī is about 12 km away. Birni is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.