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About Dharampur Village

Dharampur is a small village in Hirbandh tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 486, made up of 255 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Hirbandh
Pincode 722136
Area (hectares) 148.93 hectares
Population 486
Male Population 255
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
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 Dharampur compares

By the 2011 count Dharampur is the 61st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 716 residents. Its 148.93 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Dharampur

Dharampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dharampur 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 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
Tehsil headquarters Hirbandh 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Bankura Jn. 27 km
District headquarters Bankura 27 km
Nearest town Bānkura 27 km

Villages closest to Dharampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharampur village had a population of 486. That makes it the 61st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 716 residents.

Dharampur village has 255 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharampur has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Dharampur is 722136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharampur covers 148.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharampur falls under Hirbandh 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance 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 Hirbandh tehsil of Bankura district. Hirbandh is about 6.4 km away. Bankura Jn. is about 27 km away. Bankura is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harirampur (under 2 km), Baharamuri (under 2 km) and Itamara (2.2 km).

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

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