# Dharampur Village, Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran 

# Dharampur

Dharampur is a village in Gaunaha sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **620 people in 73 households**, the 123rd largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.

- 620people (2011)
- 73households
- 63.3%literacy
- 1,039females per 1,000 males

## Dharampur PIN code and other codes

Dharampur falls in Gaunaha sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDomat
- Community development blockGaunaha
- Census village code216456

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?

- Gaunaha (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)70 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)23 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps

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?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 51% of the 55 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Dharampur

Of every 100 households in Dharampur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dharampur · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**42%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****12%**

**38%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**58.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**959

Working population ****35.8%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.6% for men and 61.1% for women. 48% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (28%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 130 (59%)

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 Gaunaha

- Parsa Dih661 people
- Mahajogin651 people
- Hauda647 people
- Pachrukhia640 people
- Bishunpurwa619 people
- Kauaha566 people
- Rampurwa551 people
- Itwa539 people

[All 168 villages in Gaunaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/gaunaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dharampur from Bettiah?70 km by road
- What is the population of Dharampur?620 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharampur in?Pashchim Champaran district (Gaunaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dharampur?63.3% (Census 2011)