About Dharampur Village

Dharampur is a large village in Raipur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,034, made up of 1,028 males and 1,006 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.1 hectares hectares.

Dharampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharampur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Raipur
Area (hectares)	71.1 hectares
Population	2,034
Male Population	1,028
Female Population	1,006
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharampur compares

By the 2011 count Dharampur is the 12th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 841 residents. Its 71.1 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Dharampur

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

Dharampur lies about 27 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Bankura Jn., about 27 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 Dharampur
Nearest railway station	Bankura Jn.	27 km
District headquarters	Bankura	27 km
Nearest town	Bānkura	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raipur	30 km

Villages closest to Dharampur

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

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Common questions about Dharampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharampur village had a population of 2,034. That makes it the 12th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 841 residents.

Dharampur village has 1,028 males and 1,006 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharampur has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Dharampur covers 71.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dharampur falls under Raipur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dharampur is Bankura Jn., about 27 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 Dharampur.

Dharampur is about 27 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharampur is in Raipur tehsil of Bankura district. Bankura Jn. is about 27 km away. Bankura is about 27 km away. Bānkura is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.