# Dharampur Village, Sikandra, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sikandra, Jamui 

# Dharampur

Dharampur is a village in Sikandra sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,185 people in 227 households**, the 39th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 1,185people (2011)
- 227households
- 54.9%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Dharampur PIN code and other codes

Dharampur falls in Sikandra sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKumar
- Community development blockSikandra
- Census village code258598

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dharampur from nearby towns?

- Sikandra (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Jamui (district HQ)28 km by road
- Jamui (nearest town)28 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Dharampur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Dharampur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sikandara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamui
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dharampur known for?

About 53% of the 61 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dharampur

Of every 100 households in Dharampur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dharampur · ■ Sikandra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****60%**

**40%

Television ****10%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dharampur?

■ Dharampur · ■ Sikandra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.9%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888**

**955

Working population ****36.7%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.6% for men and 41.1% for women. 49% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 119 (27%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (4%) · **■** Marginal 236 (54%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sikandra

- Basaia1,386 people
- Khutkat1,339 people
- Raghunathpur1,210 people
- Kirpa Ramdih1,197 people
- Pachmahua1,081 people
- Bhanta1,048 people
- Jansinghdih1,041 people
- Kaithwara940 people

[All 68 villages in Sikandra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/sikandra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dharampur from Jamui?28 km by road
- What is the population of Dharampur?1,185 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharampur in?Jamui district (Sikandra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dharampur?54.9% (Census 2011)