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About Dharampur Village

Dharampur is a small village in Rajmahal tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 28, made up of 18 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 556 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816116, 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 Rajmahal
Pincode 816116
Area (hectares) 42 hectares
Population 28
Male Population 18
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 556
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dharampur compares

By the 2011 count Dharampur is the 91st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 920.

Getting to Dharampur

The census records public bus service for Dharampur as Available within <5 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 <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 36 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Dhamdhamia, about 5.3 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 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajmahal 9.9 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 9.9 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 36 km

Villages closest to Dharampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajmahal 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 28. That makes it the 91st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Dharampur village has 18 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharampur has about 556 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Dharampur is 816116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharampur covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dharampur falls under Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dharampur is Dhamdhamia, about 5.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dharampur.

Dharampur is about 36 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 Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district. Dhamdhamia is about 5.3 km away. Rajmahal is about 9.9 km away. Rājmahal is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohanpur (2.1 km), Jairampur (2.3 km) and Kharidgi Jairampur (2.3 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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