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About Dharampur Village

Dharampur is a small village in Suri I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 80, made up of 42 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731126, 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 Birbhum
Tehsil Suri I
Pincode 731126
Area (hectares) 46.04 hectares
Population 80
Male Population 42
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dharampur compares

By the 2011 count Dharampur is the 97th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 46.04 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 955.

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 <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dharampur from other places

Dharampur lies about 12 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Takipur, about 5.4 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 Takipur 5.4 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Suri I 12 km
District headquarters Birbhum 12 km

Villages closest to Dharampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Suri I 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 80. That makes it the 97th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Dharampur village has 42 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharampur has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Dharampur is 731126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharampur covers 46.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dharampur falls under Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dharampur is Takipur, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dharampur.

Dharampur is about 12 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharampur is in Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district. Takipur is about 5.4 km away. Nalhāti is about 7.9 km away. Suri I is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durgapur (3.5 km), Amgachhi (4.4 km) and Maheshpur (4.4 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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