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About Dharampur Village

Dharampur is a small village in Meherma tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 298, made up of 162 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharampur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Meherma
Pincode 814160
Area (hectares) 33 hectares
Population 298
Male Population 162
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 90th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 33 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

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 10+ 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 32 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Dhamdhamia, about 25 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 Dhamdhamia 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Meherma 32 km
District headquarters Godda 32 km

Villages closest to Dharampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Meherma 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 298. That makes it the 90th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Dharampur village has 162 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharampur has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Dharampur is 814160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharampur covers 33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharampur falls under Meherma tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dharampur is Dhamdhamia, about 25 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 km distance for Dharampur.

Dharampur is about 32 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharampur is in Meherma tehsil of Godda district. Dhamdhamia is about 25 km away. Meherma is about 32 km away. Godda is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dariapur (under 2 km), Sirampur (5.1 km) and Barma (8.0 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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