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About Dharam Purwa Village

Dharam Purwa is a mid sized village in Rudhauli tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 584, made up of 258 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,264 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.93 hectares hectares.

Dharam Purwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharam Purwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Rudhauli
Area (hectares) 71.93 hectares
Population 584
Male Population 258
Female Population 326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,264
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 Dharam Purwa compares

By the 2011 count Dharam Purwa is the 130th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 804 residents. Its 71.93 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Dharam Purwa

Dharam Purwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dharam Purwa 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 Dharam Purwa from other places

Dharam Purwa lies about 23 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Orwara, about 18 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 Dharam Purwa
Tehsil headquarters Rudhauli 10 km
Nearest railway station Orwara 18 km
District headquarters Basti 23 km
Nearest town Bastī 23 km

Villages closest to Dharam Purwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rudhauli 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 Dharam Purwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharam Purwa village had a population of 584. That makes it the 130th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 804 residents.

Dharam Purwa village has 258 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharam Purwa has about 1264 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Dharam Purwa covers 71.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharam Purwa falls under Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dharam Purwa is Orwara, about 18 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 Dharam Purwa.

Dharam Purwa is about 23 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharam Purwa is in Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district. Rudhauli is about 10 km away. Orwara is about 18 km away. Basti is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathari (under 2 km), Loanha (1.7 km) and Asuraina (1.7 km).

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

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