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About Dharmapura Village

Dharmapura is a mid sized village in Devanahalli tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,129, made up of 560 males and 569 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharmapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharmapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Devanahalli
Pincode 562135
Area (hectares) 251.81 hectares
Population 1,129
Male Population 560
Female Population 569
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharmapura compares

By the 2011 count Dharmapura is the 38th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 767 residents. Its 251.81 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Dharmapura

Dharmapura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dharmapura as Available within village. 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 Dharmapura from other places

Dharmapura lies about 25 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Avatihalli, about 8.7 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 Dharmapura
Nearest town Vijayapura 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Avatihalli 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Devanahalli 9.8 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 25 km

Villages closest to Dharmapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharmapura village had a population of 1,129. That makes it the 38th largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 767 residents.

Dharmapura village has 560 males and 569 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharmapura has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Dharmapura is 562135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharmapura covers 251.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharmapura falls under Devanahalli tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dharmapura is Avatihalli, about 8.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dharmapura.

Dharmapura is about 25 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharmapura is in Devanahalli tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Vijayapura is about 3.2 km away. Avatihalli is about 8.7 km away. Devanahalli is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandibele (under 2 km), Hiriganahalli (1.9 km) and Gaddadanagenahalli (2.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dharmapura today is likely to be higher.

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