About Dharmapura Village

Dharmapura is a large village in Hiriyur tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,793, made up of 2,434 males and 2,359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1675.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577546, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharmapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharmapura village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chitradurga
Tehsil	Hiriyur
Pincode	577546
Area (hectares)	1675.48 hectares
Population	4,793
Male Population	2,434
Female Population	2,359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharmapura compares

By the 2011 count Dharmapura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents. Its 1675.48 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

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 village. 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 52 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Somaguddu, about 35 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
Tehsil headquarters	Hiriyur	29 km
Nearest town	Hiriyūr	29 km
Nearest railway station	Somaguddu	35 km
District headquarters	Chitradurga	52 km

Villages closest to Dharmapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharmapura village had a population of 4,793. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents.

Dharmapura village has 2,434 males and 2,359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharmapura has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Dharmapura is 577546. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharmapura covers 1675.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharmapura falls under Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dharmapura is Somaguddu, about 35 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 village for Dharmapura.

Dharmapura is about 52 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharmapura is in Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hiriyur is about 29 km away. Hiriyūr is about 29 km away. Somaguddu is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.