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About Dharampur Village

Dharampur is a small village in Maldah Old tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 293, made up of 138 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,123 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732141, 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 Maldah Old
Pincode 732141
Area (hectares) 69.18 hectares
Population 293
Male Population 138
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,123
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharampur compares

By the 2011 count Dharampur is the 97th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,213 residents. Its 69.18 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

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 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 Maldah Old 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 Maldah Old 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 293. That makes it the 97th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,213 residents.

Dharampur village has 138 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharampur has about 1123 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Dharampur is 732141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharampur covers 69.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharampur falls under Maldah Old 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance 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 Maldah Old tehsil of Maldah district. Sripur Halt is about 8.5 km away. Maldah Old 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 Aihorani (1.7 km), Goalpara (5.5 km) and Kamaldighi (13 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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