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About Dharampur Village

Dharampur is a mid sized village in Kaliachak II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,907, made up of 990 males and 917 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732207, 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 Maldah
Tehsil Kaliachak II
Pincode 732207
Area (hectares) 82.48 hectares
Population 1,907
Male Population 990
Female Population 917
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharampur compares

By the 2011 count Dharampur is the 30th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,157 residents. Its 82.48 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Dharampur

Dharampur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dharampur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 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 Dharampur
Nearest railway station Sripur Halt 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kaliachak II 10 km
District headquarters Maldah 10 km
Nearest town Malda 30 km

Villages closest to Dharampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kaliachak II 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 1,907. That makes it the 30th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,157 residents.

Dharampur village has 990 males and 917 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharampur has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Dharampur is 732207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharampur covers 82.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dharampur falls under Kaliachak II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dharampur 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dharampur.

Dharampur 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.

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

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Mohanpur (19 km), Paranpur (19 km) and Chhota Mahadipur (20 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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