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About Dharkpur Village

Dharkpur is a large village in Debai tehsil, in the district of Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,859, made up of 1,475 males and 1,384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 202399, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharkpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharkpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bulandshahr
Tehsil Debai
Pincode 202399
Area (hectares) 378.43 hectares
Population 2,859
Male Population 1,475
Female Population 1,384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
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 Dharkpur compares

By the 2011 count Dharkpur is the 40th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,553 residents. Its 378.43 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Dharkpur

Dharkpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dharkpur 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 Dharkpur from other places

Dharkpur lies about 20 km from Bulandshahr, and the nearest railway station is Fatehpur Makrandpur, about 2.3 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 Dharkpur
Nearest railway station Fatehpur Makrandpur 2.3 km
Nearest town Sikandarābād 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Debai 20 km
District headquarters Bulandshahr 20 km

Villages closest to Dharkpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharkpur village had a population of 2,859. That makes it the 40th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,553 residents.

Dharkpur village has 1,475 males and 1,384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharkpur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 895.

The pincode recorded for Dharkpur is 202399. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharkpur covers 378.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharkpur falls under Debai tehsil of Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dharkpur is Fatehpur Makrandpur, about 2.3 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 Dharkpur.

Dharkpur is about 20 km from Bulandshahr in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharkpur is in Debai tehsil of Bulandshahr district. Fatehpur Makrandpur is about 2.3 km away. Sikandarābād is about 9.8 km away. Debai is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Udaypur Khurd Bangar (5.3 km), Jirauli (6.8 km) and Sarmastpur (7.0 km).

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

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