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About Dharm Nagar Village

Dharm Nagar is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 376, made up of 193 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharm Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharm Nagar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272128
Area (hectares) 26.22 hectares
Population 376
Male Population 193
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharm Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Dharm Nagar is the 800th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 26.22 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Dharm Nagar

Dharm Nagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dharm Nagar as Available within <5 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 Dharm Nagar from other places

Dharm Nagar lies about 64 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Bridgemanganj, about 1.5 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 Dharm Nagar
Nearest railway station Bridgemanganj 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 17 km
Nearest town Mehndāwal 24 km
District headquarters Basti 64 km

Villages closest to Dharm Nagar

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 Dharm Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharm Nagar village had a population of 376. That makes it the 800th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Dharm Nagar village has 193 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharm Nagar has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Dharm Nagar is 272128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharm Nagar covers 26.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharm Nagar falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dharm Nagar is Bridgemanganj, about 1.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dharm Nagar.

Dharm Nagar is about 64 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharm Nagar is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bridgemanganj is about 1.5 km away. Harraiya is about 17 km away. Mehndāwal is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharam Nagar (under 2 km), Aurangabad (under 2 km) and Ayanpur (under 2 km).

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

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