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About Dharampur Village

Dharampur is a small village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 203, made up of 105 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144525, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharampur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144525
Area (hectares) 52 hectares
Population 203
Male Population 105
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharampur compares

By the 2011 count Dharampur is the 149th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 52 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Dharampur

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

Dharampur lies about 31 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Khamanon, about 16 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 Dharampur
Tehsil headquarters Balachaur 12 km
Nearest town Bālāchor 12 km
Nearest railway station Khamanon 16 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 31 km

Villages closest to Dharampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharampur village had a population of 203. That makes it the 149th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Dharampur village has 105 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharampur has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Dharampur is 144525. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharampur covers 52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharampur falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dharampur is Khamanon, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Dharampur.

Dharampur is about 31 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharampur is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Balachaur is about 12 km away. Bālāchor is about 12 km away. Khamanon is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohan Majra (under 2 km), Lohat (2.0 km) and Makowal (2.3 km).

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

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