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About Dharmara Village

Dharmara is a small village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 273, made up of 136 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.09 hectares hectares.

Dharmara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharmara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 97.09 hectares
Population 273
Male Population 136
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharmara compares

By the 2011 count Dharmara is the 107th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 97.09 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Dharmara

Dharmara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dharmara 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dharmara from other places

Dharmara lies about 56 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Darekasa, about 31 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 Dharmara
Tehsil headquarters Lanji 12 km
Nearest railway station Darekasa 31 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 37 km
District headquarters Balaghat 56 km

Villages closest to Dharmara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharmara village had a population of 273. That makes it the 107th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Dharmara village has 136 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharmara has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Dharmara covers 97.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharmara falls under Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dharmara is Darekasa, about 31 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dharmara.

Dharmara is about 56 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharmara is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Lanji is about 12 km away. Darekasa is about 31 km away. Khairāgarh is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banjartola (under 2 km), Satona (under 2 km) and Sarra (1.7 km).

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

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