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About Dharmmapur Village

Dharmmapur is one of the larger villages in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,319, made up of 2,719 males and 2,600 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 399.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharmmapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharmmapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Murshidabad Jiaganj
Pincode 742113
Area (hectares) 399.51 hectares
Population 5,319
Male Population 2,719
Female Population 2,600
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
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 Dharmmapur compares

By the 2011 count Dharmmapur is the 9th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 399.51 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Dharmmapur

Dharmmapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dharmmapur 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. The nearest villages by name are Dahapara, Dakshin Ganespur, Dangapara and Darura. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dharmmapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharmmapur village had a population of 5,319. That makes it the 9th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Dharmmapur village has 2,719 males and 2,600 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharmmapur has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Dharmmapur is 742113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharmmapur covers 399.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharmmapur falls under Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dharmmapur notes the nearest railway station 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 Dharmmapur.

Dharmmapur is in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dharmmapur today is likely to be higher.

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