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About Dharampur Village

Dharampur is a mid sized village in Hariharpara tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,373, made up of 674 males and 699 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742166, 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 Murshidabad
Tehsil Hariharpara
Pincode 742166
Area (hectares) 156 hectares
Population 1,373
Male Population 674
Female Population 699
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 46th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,683 residents. Its 156 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Dharampur

Dharampur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dharampur as Available within 5 - 10 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 9.0 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Berhampore Court, about 2.1 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 town Baharampur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Berhampore Court 2.1 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Hariharpara 22 km

Villages closest to Dharampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hariharpara 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 1,373. That makes it the 46th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,683 residents.

Dharampur village has 674 males and 699 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharampur has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Dharampur is 742166. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharampur covers 156 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharampur falls under Hariharpara tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dharampur is Berhampore Court, about 2.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dharampur.

Dharampur is about 9.0 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharampur is in Hariharpara tehsil of Murshidabad district. Baharampur is about under 2 km away. Berhampore Court is about 2.1 km away. Murshidabad is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balarampur (under 2 km), Hariharpara (22 km) and Char Bhagirathpur (26 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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