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About Dharamabad Village

Dharamabad is a mid sized village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 998, made up of 536 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharamabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharamabad village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143604
Area (hectares) 251 hectares
Population 998
Male Population 536
Female Population 462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dharamabad compares

By the 2011 count Dharamabad is the 43rd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 251 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 899.

Getting to Dharamabad

Dharamabad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dharamabad as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dharamabad from other places

Dharamabad lies about 45 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Ramdas, about 3.7 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 Dharamabad
Nearest railway station Ramdas 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Baba Nanak 10 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 23 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 45 km

Villages closest to Dharamabad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Baba Nanak 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 Dharamabad

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharamabad village had a population of 998. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Dharamabad village has 536 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharamabad has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Dharamabad is 143604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharamabad covers 251 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharamabad falls under Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dharamabad is Ramdas, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dharamabad.

Dharamabad is about 45 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharamabad is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Ramdas is about 3.7 km away. Dera Baba Nanak is about 10 km away. Ajnāla is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mehta (under 2 km), Singhpura (under 2 km) and Shampura (1.8 km).

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

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