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About Dharmapur Village

Dharmapur is a mid sized village in Mahisadal tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 523, made up of 272 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721670, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharmapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharmapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Mahisadal
Pincode 721670
Area (hectares) 32.69 hectares
Population 523
Male Population 272
Female Population 251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dharmapur compares

By the 2011 count Dharmapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,684 residents. Its 32.69 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Dharmapur

Dharmapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dharmapur as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dharmapur from other places

Dharmapur lies about 27 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Kanthi, about 13 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 Dharmapur
Nearest town Contai 12 km
Nearest railway station Kanthi 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahisadal 27 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 27 km

Villages closest to Dharmapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mahisadal 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 Dharmapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharmapur village had a population of 523. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,684 residents.

Dharmapur village has 272 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharmapur has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Dharmapur is 721670. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharmapur covers 32.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dharmapur falls under Mahisadal tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dharmapur is Kanthi, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dharmapur.

Dharmapur is about 27 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharmapur is in Mahisadal tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Contai is about 12 km away. Kanthi is about 13 km away. Mahisadal is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopal Chak (3.3 km), Purbba Srirampur (10 km) and Ghagra (20 km).

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

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