# Dharampur Village, Lauriya, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/lauriya/dharampur/ Village · Lauriya, Pashchim Champaran # Dharampur Dharampur is a village in Lauriya sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,688 people in 277 households**, the 51st largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%. - 1,688people (2011) - 277households - 71.0%literacy - 803females per 1,000 males ## Dharampur PIN code and other codes Dharampur falls in Lauriya sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDhobani Dharmpur - Community development blockLauriya - Census village code216806 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? - Lauriya (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)36 km by road - Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)12 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? 13 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Satwaria - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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? The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 105 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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, 24 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Dharampur · ■ Lauriya rural average Electricity for lighting ****24%** **7% Toilet within the home ****36%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **80% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****62%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **95% Use banking services ****48%** **38% Television ****31%** **8% Mobile phone ****66%** **52% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****26%** **25% Own their home ****93%** **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 · ■ Lauriya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%** **60.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****803** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****813** **966 Working population ****31.3%** **33.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.8% for men and 58.8% for women. 46% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 13 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 131 (25%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 98 (19%) · **■** Marginal 285 (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 Lauriya - Parsa1,826 people - Gawnaha1,802 people - Barbiro1,776 people - Langri1,731 people - Jawahirpur1,674 people - Jiria1,673 people - Langra Barwa1,670 people - Sita Pur1,661 people [All 96 villages in Lauriya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/lauriya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dharampur from Bettiah?36 km by road - What is the population of Dharampur?1,688 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dharampur in?Pashchim Champaran district (Lauriya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dharampur?71.0% (Census 2011)