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About Dharampur Village

Dharampur is a small village in Balurghat tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 454, made up of 230 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733102, 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 Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Balurghat
Pincode 733102
Area (hectares) 102 hectares
Population 454
Male Population 230
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharampur compares

By the 2011 count Dharampur is the 175th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Dharampur

Dharampur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dharampur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 2.4 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Rampur Bazar, about under 2 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 Rampur Bazar under 2 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 2.4 km
Nearest town Gangārāmpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Balurghat 20 km

Villages closest to Dharampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balurghat 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 454. That makes it the 175th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Dharampur village has 230 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharampur has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Dharampur is 733102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharampur covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharampur falls under Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dharampur is Rampur Bazar, about under 2 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 10+ km distance for Dharampur.

Dharampur is about 2.4 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharampur is in Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Rampur Bazar is about under 2 km away. Dakshin Dinajpur is about 2.4 km away. Gangārāmpur 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 Dakshin Sibrampur (under 2 km), Harirampur (under 2 km) and Rajarampur (under 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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