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About Dharamgarh Village

Dharamgarh is a small village in Samana tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 477, made up of 253 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharamgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharamgarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Samana
Pincode 147101
Area (hectares) 250 hectares
Population 477
Male Population 253
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
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 Dharamgarh compares

By the 2011 count Dharamgarh is the 65th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents. Its 250 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Dharamgarh

Dharamgarh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dharamgarh 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 Dharamgarh from other places

Dharamgarh lies about 35 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kalhemajra, about 26 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 Dharamgarh
Tehsil headquarters Samana 8.0 km
Nearest town Samāna 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Kalhemajra 26 km
District headquarters Patiala 35 km

Villages closest to Dharamgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharamgarh village had a population of 477. That makes it the 65th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents.

Dharamgarh village has 253 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharamgarh has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 889.

The pincode recorded for Dharamgarh is 147101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharamgarh covers 250 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dharamgarh falls under Samana tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dharamgarh is Kalhemajra, about 26 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 Dharamgarh.

Dharamgarh is about 35 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharamgarh is in Samana tehsil of Patiala district. Samana is about 8.0 km away. Samāna is about 8.0 km away. Kalhemajra 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 Ghangrouli (under 2 km), Kotli (2.3 km) and Bujrak (2.4 km).

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

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