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About Dharampur Village

Dharampur is a small village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 85, made up of 47 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 809 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825108, 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 Dumri
Pincode 825108
Area (hectares) 41.09 hectares
Population 85
Male Population 47
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 809
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharampur compares

By the 2011 count Dharampur is the 160th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents. Its 41.09 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 22 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chegro, about 12 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 Chegro 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumri 16 km
District headquarters Giridih 22 km

Villages closest to Dharampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dumri 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 85. That makes it the 160th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents.

Dharampur village has 47 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharampur has about 809 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Dharampur is 825108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharampur covers 41.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharampur falls under Dumri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dharampur is Chegro, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dharampur.

Dharampur is about 22 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 Dumri tehsil of Giridih district. Chegro is about 12 km away. Dumri is about 16 km away. Giridih is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranipinda (under 2 km), Baradih (under 2 km) and Akbakitanr (under 2 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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