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About Dharmapur Village

Dharmapur is a mid sized village in Indus tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 672, made up of 341 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharmapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharmapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Indus
Pincode 722205
Area (hectares) 80.39 hectares
Population 672
Male Population 341
Female Population 331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dharmapur compares

By the 2011 count Dharmapur is the 93rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents. Its 80.39 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Dharmapur

Dharmapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dharmapur 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chhatra Khanda, Chhota Gobindapur, Chichinga and Dasarath Bati. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dharmapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharmapur village had a population of 672. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents.

Dharmapur village has 341 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharmapur has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Dharmapur is 722205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharmapur covers 80.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharmapur falls under Indus tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dharmapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Dharmapur.

Dharmapur is in Indus tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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