Dharampurਧਰਮਪੁਰ

Where is Dharampur?

Dharampur is a village of Balachaur tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Balachaur, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Saroya community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032501, and it covers 52 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 203 people in Dharampur: 105 men and 98 women, living in 39 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 52 hectares, the population density works out to about 390 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 933 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 21, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.78 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.34 per cent and women at 67.05 per cent. The census recorded 55 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 49 main workers, the largest group, 26, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 19 cultivators on their own land and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dharampur's land. Of the village's 52 hectares, 42 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (42 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 21 cultivators and 5 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dharampur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Balachaur, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Balachaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Paili, Atal Majara, Jitpur and Sahiba.

What is the population of Dharampur?

The population of Dharampur was 203 at the 2011 census, living in 39 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Dharampur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dharampur has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.