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About Dharmupur Village

Dharmupur is a large village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,140, made up of 1,651 males and 1,489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharmupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharmupur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272141
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 3,140
Male Population 1,651
Female Population 1,489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharmupur compares

By the 2011 count Dharmupur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Dharmupur

Dharmupur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dharmupur 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 Dharmupur from other places

Dharmupur lies about 75 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Purandarpur, about 2.6 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 Dharmupur
Nearest railway station Purandarpur 2.6 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 31 km
District headquarters Basti 75 km

Villages closest to Dharmupur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharmupur village had a population of 3,140. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Dharmupur village has 1,651 males and 1,489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharmupur has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Dharmupur is 272141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharmupur covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dharmupur falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dharmupur is Purandarpur, about 2.6 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 Dharmupur.

Dharmupur is about 75 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharmupur is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Purandarpur is about 2.6 km away. Mahārāganj is about 22 km away. Harraiya is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adharpur (under 2 km), Bhankharpur (under 2 km) and Bisnoharpur (under 2 km).

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

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