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About Dharmapura Village

Dharmapura is a small village in Arkalgud tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 36, made up of 16 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,250 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharmapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharmapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arkalgud
Pincode 573130
Area (hectares) 160.92 hectares
Population 36
Male Population 16
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,250
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharmapura compares

By the 2011 count Dharmapura is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 160.92 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Dharmapura

Dharmapura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dharmapura 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 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 26 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Mavinakere, about 19 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 Arkalgud 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Mavinakere 19 km
District headquarters Hassan 26 km

Villages closest to Dharmapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arkalgud 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 36. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Dharmapura village has 16 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharmapura has about 1250 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Dharmapura is 573130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharmapura covers 160.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dharmapura falls under Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dharmapura is Mavinakere, about 19 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dharmapura.

Dharmapura is about 26 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharmapura is in Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district. Arkalgud is about 7.2 km away. Mavinakere is about 19 km away. Hassan is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karahalli (under 2 km), Mudigere (under 2 km) and Puttana Hosahalli (1.7 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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