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About Dharampur Village

Dharampur is a small village in Silli tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 148 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 784 females per 1000 males. The village covers 437.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharampur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Silli
Pincode 835102
Area (hectares) 437.06 hectares
Population 264
Male Population 148
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 784
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dharampur compares

By the 2011 count Dharampur is the 82nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents. Its 437.06 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

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 - 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 9.3 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Namkon, about 2.4 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 Dharampur
Nearest railway station Namkon 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Silli 9.3 km
District headquarters Ranchi 9.3 km

Villages closest to Dharampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Silli 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 264. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents.

Dharampur village has 148 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharampur has about 784 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Dharampur is 835102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharampur covers 437.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dharampur falls under Silli tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dharampur is Namkon, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 9.3 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharampur is in Silli tehsil of Ranchi district. Namkon is about 2.4 km away. Silli is about 9.3 km away. Ranchi is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barachangru (under 2 km), Kachojara (under 2 km) and Garihalmad (5.2 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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