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About Dharampur Village

Dharampur is a large village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,095, made up of 1,087 males and 1,008 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815318, 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 Jamua
Pincode 815318
Area (hectares) 223.01 hectares
Population 2,095
Male Population 1,087
Female Population 1,008
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dharampur compares

By the 2011 count Dharampur is the 24th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 223.01 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

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 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 135 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 24 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 town Chatrā 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Jamua 13 km
Nearest railway station Katkamsandi 24 km
District headquarters Giridih 135 km

Villages closest to Dharampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jamua 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 2,095. That makes it the 24th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Dharampur village has 1,087 males and 1,008 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharampur has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Dharampur is 815318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharampur covers 223.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharampur falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dharampur is Katkamsandi, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dharampur.

Dharampur is about 135 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 Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Chatrā is about 11 km away. Jamua is about 13 km away. Katkamsandi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinmano Alias Tuntara Tinta (2.3 km), Jamdiha (3.1 km) and Chaura (3.2 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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