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About Dharmapur Village

Dharmapur is a mid sized village in Bishnupur II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 883, made up of 461 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743503, 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 South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bishnupur II
Pincode 743503
Area (hectares) 44.14 hectares
Population 883
Male Population 461
Female Population 422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharmapur compares

By the 2011 count Dharmapur is the 48th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents. Its 44.14 hectares work out to about 20 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 947.

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 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 28 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Joka, 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 railway station Joka 13 km
Nearest town Budge Budge 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishnupur II 28 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 28 km

Villages closest to Dharmapur

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

Common questions about Dharmapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharmapur village had a population of 883. That makes it the 48th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents.

Dharmapur village has 461 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharmapur has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Dharmapur is 743503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharmapur covers 44.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dharmapur falls under Bishnupur II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dharmapur is Joka, about 13 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 <5 km distance for Dharmapur.

Dharmapur is about 28 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharmapur is in Bishnupur II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Joka is about 13 km away. Budge Budge is about 14 km away. Bishnupur II is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramchandra Nagar (under 2 km), Borahanpur (under 2 km) and Egaragram (1.8 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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