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About Dharamgarh Village

Dharamgarh is a mid sized village in SAS Nagar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 738, made up of 381 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharamgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharamgarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil SAS Nagar
Pincode 140306
Area (hectares) 193 hectares
Population 738
Male Population 381
Female Population 357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharamgarh compares

By the 2011 count Dharamgarh is the 53rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Dharamgarh

Dharamgarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dharamgarh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 26 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Lalru, about 2.4 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
Nearest railway station Lalru 2.4 km
Nearest town Lālru 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters SAS Nagar 26 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 26 km

Villages closest to Dharamgarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in SAS Nagar 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 738. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents.

Dharamgarh village has 381 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharamgarh has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 881.

The pincode recorded for Dharamgarh is 140306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharamgarh covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharamgarh falls under SAS Nagar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dharamgarh is Lalru, about 2.4 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 village for Dharamgarh.

Dharamgarh is about 26 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharamgarh is in SAS Nagar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Lalru is about 2.4 km away. Lālru is about 3.4 km away. SAS Nagar 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 Chapar Chiri Kalan (11 km), Gobindpura (15 km) and Sekhan Majra (16 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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