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About Dharmpuri Village

Dharmpuri is a mid sized village in Simalwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 607, made up of 295 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharmpuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharmpuri village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Simalwara
Pincode 314402
Area (hectares) 223.59 hectares
Population 607
Male Population 295
Female Population 312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharmpuri compares

By the 2011 count Dharmpuri is the 175th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 223.59 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Dharmpuri

Dharmpuri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dharmpuri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dharmpuri from other places

Dharmpuri lies about 26 km from Dungarpur, and the nearest railway station is Shalashah Thana, about 29 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 Dharmpuri
Nearest town Sāgwāra 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Simalwara 26 km
District headquarters Dungarpur 26 km
Nearest railway station Shalashah Thana 29 km

Villages closest to Dharmpuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharmpuri village had a population of 607. That makes it the 175th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Dharmpuri village has 295 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharmpuri has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Dharmpuri is 314402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharmpuri covers 223.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharmpuri falls under Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dharmpuri is Shalashah Thana, about 29 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 - 10 km distance for Dharmpuri.

Dharmpuri is about 26 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharmpuri is in Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Sāgwāra is about 20 km away. Simalwara is about 26 km away. Dungarpur 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 Bedsa (2.3 km), Kampa Kundali (3.3 km) and Kundali (3.3 km).

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

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