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About Dharmapur Village

Dharmapur is a small village in Bamangola tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 291, made up of 156 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733124, 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 Maldah
Tehsil Bamangola
Pincode 733124
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 291
Male Population 156
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
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 123rd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 951.

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

How far is Dharmapur from other places

Dharmapur lies about 10 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Sripur Halt, about 8.5 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 Dharmapur
Nearest railway station Sripur Halt 8.5 km
District headquarters Maldah 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Bamangola 18 km
Nearest town Malda 30 km

Villages closest to Dharmapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bamangola 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 Dharmapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharmapur village had a population of 291. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents.

Dharmapur village has 156 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharmapur has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Dharmapur is 733124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharmapur covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharmapur falls under Bamangola tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dharmapur is Sripur Halt, about 8.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dharmapur.

Dharmapur is about 10 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharmapur is in Bamangola tehsil of Maldah district. Sripur Halt is about 8.5 km away. Maldah is about 10 km away. Bamangola is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baharampur (under 2 km), Jagdala (2.1 km) and Salalpur (11 km).

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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