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About Dharmpur Village

Dharmpur is one of the larger villages in Gaighata tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,090, made up of 2,595 males and 2,495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharmpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharmpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gaighata
Pincode 743245
Area (hectares) 299.15 hectares
Population 5,090
Male Population 2,595
Female Population 2,495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dharmpur compares

By the 2011 count Dharmpur is the 11th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents. Its 299.15 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Dharmpur

Dharmpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dharmpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chhota Sehana, Chikanpara, Deopuli and Dhakuria. 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 Dharmpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharmpur village had a population of 5,090. That makes it the 11th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents.

Dharmpur village has 2,595 males and 2,495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharmpur has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Dharmpur is 743245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharmpur covers 299.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dharmpur falls under Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dharmpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dharmpur.

Dharmpur is in Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas 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 Dharmpur today is likely to be higher.

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