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About Dharam Baria Village

Dharam Baria is a large village in Hingalganj tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,429, made up of 1,271 males and 1,158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 414.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743435, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharam Baria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharam Baria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Hingalganj
Pincode 743435
Area (hectares) 414.4 hectares
Population 2,429
Male Population 1,271
Female Population 1,158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharam Baria compares

By the 2011 count Dharam Baria is the 28th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,797 residents. Its 414.4 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Dharam Baria

Dharam Baria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dharam Baria as Available within 10+ 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dharam Baria from other places

Dharam Baria lies about 57 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 11 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 Dharam Baria
Nearest railway station Canning 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Hingalganj 30 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 57 km

Villages closest to Dharam Baria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hingalganj 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 Dharam Baria

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharam Baria village had a population of 2,429. That makes it the 28th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,797 residents.

Dharam Baria village has 1,271 males and 1,158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharam Baria has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Dharam Baria is 743435. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharam Baria covers 414.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharam Baria falls under Hingalganj tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dharam Baria is Canning, about 11 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 <5 km distance for Dharam Baria.

Dharam Baria is about 57 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharam Baria is in Hingalganj tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Canning is about 11 km away. Hingalganj is about 30 km away. North Twenty Four Parganas is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kathal Baria (under 2 km), Paschim Khejurbaria (under 2 km) and Purbba Khejurbaria (under 2 km).

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

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