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About Dharmapur Village

Dharmapur is a small village in Sarenga tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 305, made up of 163 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722150, 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 Sarenga
Pincode 722150
Area (hectares) 97.01 hectares
Population 305
Male Population 163
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharmapur compares

By the 2011 count Dharmapur is the 102nd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 97.01 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Dharmapur

Dharmapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dharmapur as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Danrkini, Debgram, Deuli and Dhabani. 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 305. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Dharmapur village has 163 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharmapur has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Dharmapur is 722150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharmapur covers 97.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Dharmapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dharmapur.

Dharmapur is in Sarenga 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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