# Dharampura Village, Silao, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Silao, Nalanda 

# Dharampura

Dharampura is a village in Silao sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **623 people in 101 households**, the 41st largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 623people (2011)
- 101households
- 70.9%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Dharampura PIN code and other codes

Dharampura falls in Silao sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBarakar
- Community development blockSilao
- Census village code245107

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

## How far is Dharampura from nearby towns?

- Silao (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)18 km by road
- Silao (nearest town)10 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 Dharampura?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Dharampura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Surajpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nalanda
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chandi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 6 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 Dharampura known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 57% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dharampura

Of every 100 households in Dharampura in 2011, 1 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dharampura · ■ Silao rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**15%

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

**23%

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

**76%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**91%

Use banking services ****69%**

**43%

Television ****0%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dharampura?

■ Dharampura · ■ Silao rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1593**

**937

Working population ****24.6%**

**35.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 58.1% for women. 48% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 126 (82%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 26 (17%)

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 Silao

- Jalalpur753 people
- Taju Bigha701 people
- Khonupur655 people
- Bhat Bigha650 people
- Samsera583 people
- Chamar diha580 people
- Pachwara570 people
- Gobindpur525 people

[All 49 villages in Silao](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/silao/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dharampura from Biharsharif?18 km by road
- What is the population of Dharampura?623 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharampura in?Nalanda district (Silao sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dharampura?70.9% (Census 2011)