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About Dharampur Village

Dharampur is one of the larger villages in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,255, made up of 2,664 males and 2,591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733210, 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 Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar I
Pincode 733210
Area (hectares) 284.08 hectares
Population 5,255
Male Population 2,664
Female Population 2,591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 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 the 13th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 284.08 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

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 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 2.8 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 12 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
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar I 2.8 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Surja Kama 12 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 19 km

Villages closest to Dharampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar I 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 Dharampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharampur village had a population of 5,255. That makes it the 13th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Dharampur village has 2,664 males and 2,591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharampur has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Dharampur is 733210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharampur covers 284.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dharampur falls under Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dharampur is Surja Kama, about 12 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 village for Dharampur.

Dharampur is about 2.8 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharampur is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Goalpokhar I is about 2.8 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 2.8 km away. Surja Kama is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raypur (under 2 km), Siripur (under 2 km) and Siripurtola (under 2 km).

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

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