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About Dharamgarh Village

Dharamgarh is a large village in Sunam tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,665, made up of 1,959 males and 1,706 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 905.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharamgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharamgarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Sunam
Pincode 148028
Area (hectares) 905.63 hectares
Population 3,665
Male Population 1,959
Female Population 1,706
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharamgarh compares

By the 2011 count Dharamgarh is the 25th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,926 residents. Its 905.63 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

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 village. 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 30 km from Sangrur, 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
Nearest town Samāna 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Kalhemajra 26 km
District headquarters Sangrur 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Sunam 31 km

Villages closest to Dharamgarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sunam 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 3,665. That makes it the 25th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,926 residents.

Dharamgarh village has 1,959 males and 1,706 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharamgarh has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Dharamgarh is 148028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharamgarh covers 905.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharamgarh falls under Sunam tehsil of Sangrur 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dharamgarh.

Dharamgarh is about 30 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharamgarh is in Sunam tehsil of Sangrur district. Samāna is about 8.1 km away. Kalhemajra is about 26 km away. Sangrur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagrol (3.3 km), Shafipur Kalan (5.4 km) and Ghanaur Rajputa (6.4 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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