About Dharampur Village

Dharampur is a mid sized village in Manbazar II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,789, made up of 896 males and 893 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 480.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723131, 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	Puruliya
Tehsil	Manbazar II
Pincode	723131
Area (hectares)	480.72 hectares
Population	1,789
Male Population	896
Female Population	893
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharampur compares

By the 2011 count Dharampur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 480.72 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Dharampur

Dharampur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dharampur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 27 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Anara, about under 2 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 railway station	Anara	under 2 km
Nearest town	Adra	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Manbazar II	27 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	27 km

Villages closest to Dharampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manbazar II 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.

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Common questions about Dharampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharampur village had a population of 1,789. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Dharampur village has 896 males and 893 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharampur has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Dharampur is 723131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharampur covers 480.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharampur falls under Manbazar II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dharampur is Anara, about under 2 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 village for Dharampur.

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

Dharampur is in Manbazar II tehsil of Puruliya district. Anara is about under 2 km away. Adra is about 12 km away. Manbazar II is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.