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About Dharampur Village

Dharampur is a mid sized village in Indpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,149, made up of 621 males and 528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.5 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 Indpur
Pincode 722136
Area (hectares) 164.5 hectares
Population 1,149
Male Population 621
Female Population 528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
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 46th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 798 residents. Its 164.5 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

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
Tehsil headquarters Indpur 13 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 Indpur 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 1,149. That makes it the 46th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 798 residents.

Dharampur village has 621 males and 528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharampur has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

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

Dharampur covers 164.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharampur falls under Indpur 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 Indpur tehsil of Bankura district. Indpur is about 13 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 Gobindapur (3.3 km), Bhatra (3.6 km) and Jagatpur (4.0 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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