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About Dharampur Village

Dharampur is a large village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,221, made up of 1,135 males and 1,086 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825318, 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 Dhanwar
Pincode 825318
Area (hectares) 272.02 hectares
Population 2,221
Male Population 1,135
Female Population 1,086
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharampur compares

By the 2011 count Dharampur is the 16th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 272.02 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Dharampur

Dharampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dharampur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 46 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Nawadih, about 9.7 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 Nawadih 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanwar 11 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 20 km
District headquarters Giridih 46 km

Villages closest to Dharampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhanwar 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 2,221. That makes it the 16th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Dharampur village has 1,135 males and 1,086 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharampur has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Dharampur is 825318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharampur covers 272.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharampur falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dharampur is Nawadih, about 9.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dharampur.

Dharampur is about 46 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 Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Nawadih is about 9.7 km away. Dhanwar is about 11 km away. Barki Saria is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khairidih (1.7 km), Parhodih (1.7 km) and Majhladih (1.8 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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