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About Dharmpura Village

Dharmpura is a mid sized village in Khaniyadhana tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,320, made up of 711 males and 609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 433.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 473990, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharmpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharmpura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Khaniyadhana
Pincode 473990
Area (hectares) 433.72 hectares
Population 1,320
Male Population 711
Female Population 609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharmpura compares

By the 2011 count Dharmpura is the 43rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,216 residents. Its 433.72 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Dharmpura

Dharmpura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dharmpura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dharmpura from other places

Dharmpura lies about 16 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Khonker, about 9.5 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 Dharmpura
Nearest railway station Khonker 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Khaniyadhana 16 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 16 km

Villages closest to Dharmpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharmpura village had a population of 1,320. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,216 residents.

Dharmpura village has 711 males and 609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharmpura has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Dharmpura is 473990. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharmpura covers 433.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharmpura falls under Khaniyadhana tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dharmpura is Khonker, about 9.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dharmpura.

Dharmpura is about 16 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharmpura is in Khaniyadhana tehsil of Shivpuri district. Khonker is about 9.5 km away. Khaniyadhana is about 16 km away. Shivpuri is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hirapur (1.6 km), Rajnagar (6.0 km) and Niboda (6.1 km).

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

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