About Dharamkhanpur Village

Dharamkhanpur is a large village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,347, made up of 1,207 males and 1,140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharamkhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharamkhanpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pakur
Tehsil	Maheshpur
Pincode	816106
Area (hectares)	154 hectares
Population	2,347
Male Population	1,207
Female Population	1,140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
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 Dharamkhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Dharamkhanpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 154 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Dharamkhanpur

Dharamkhanpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dharamkhanpur 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 Dharamkhanpur from other places

Dharamkhanpur lies about 21 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, about 8.4 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 Dharamkhanpur
Tehsil headquarters	Maheshpur	2.5 km
Nearest railway station	Murarai	8.4 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	19 km
District headquarters	Pakur	21 km

Villages closest to Dharamkhanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maheshpur 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 Dharamkhanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharamkhanpur village had a population of 2,347. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Dharamkhanpur village has 1,207 males and 1,140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharamkhanpur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Dharamkhanpur is 816106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharamkhanpur covers 154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dharamkhanpur falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dharamkhanpur is Murarai, about 8.4 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 Dharamkhanpur.

Dharamkhanpur is about 21 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharamkhanpur is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 2.5 km away. Murarai is about 8.4 km away. Nalhāti is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.