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About Dharamkot Village

Dharamkot is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 504, made up of 251 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharamkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharamkot village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144210
Area (hectares) 128 hectares
Population 504
Male Population 251
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharamkot compares

By the 2011 count Dharamkot is the 212th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 128 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Dharamkot

Dharamkot is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dharamkot as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dharamkot from other places

Dharamkot lies about 25 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Khuda Kurala, 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 Dharamkot
Nearest railway station Khuda Kurala 9.5 km
Nearest town Urmar 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 15 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 25 km

Villages closest to Dharamkot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharamkot village had a population of 504. That makes it the 212th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Dharamkot village has 251 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharamkot has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Dharamkot is 144210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharamkot covers 128 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharamkot falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dharamkot is Khuda Kurala, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dharamkot.

Dharamkot is about 25 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharamkot is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Khuda Kurala is about 9.5 km away. Urmar is about 9.9 km away. Dasua is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhambowal (under 2 km), Malhian (1.8 km) and Pandori Malhian (1.8 km).

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

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