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About Dharampur Village

Dharampur is a large village in Pathna tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,196, made up of 1,051 males and 1,145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharampur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Pathna
Pincode 816101
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 2,196
Male Population 1,051
Female Population 1,145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dharampur compares

By the 2011 count Dharampur is the 8th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Dharampur

Dharampur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dharampur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dharampur from other places

Dharampur lies about 45 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 1.5 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
Tehsil headquarters Pathna under 2 km
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 1.5 km
Nearest town Farakka 15 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 45 km

Villages closest to Dharampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathna 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 2,196. That makes it the 8th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Dharampur village has 1,051 males and 1,145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharampur has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Dharampur is 816101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharampur covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dharampur falls under Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dharampur is Barharwa Junction, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Dharampur is about 45 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharampur is in Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district. Pathna is about under 2 km away. Barharwa Junction is about 1.5 km away. Farakka is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharampur Mission (under 2 km), Chhota Ranga (under 2 km) and Ranga (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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