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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
RD
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RENUKA DAKUA ROY
Contact: 75****7173
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- LGD code
- 307534
- Pincode
- 735305
- Post office
- Bhotepatty
- Population
- 8,353
- Households
- 1,838
- Literacy rate
- 62.9%
- Sex ratio
- 939 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,762
Census 2011 · in context
How Dharmmapur compares
By population, Dharmmapur ranks #4 of 85 villages in Maynaguri mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.9%
−1.6% vs mandal average
- Dharmmapur
- 62.9%
- Maynaguri mandal
- 64.5%
- Jalpaiguri district
- 64.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
939
+8 vs mandal average
- Dharmmapur
- 939
- Maynaguri mandal
- 931
Household size
people per home
4.5
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Dharmmapur
- 4.5
- Maynaguri mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dharmmapur at a glance
Dharmmapur is a village of 8,353 people in 1,838 households (Census 2011) in Maynaguri block, Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, the 4th-largest of 85 villages in Maynaguri block. Literacy is 63%, 2 points below the block average of 65% and the sex ratio is 939 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 735305, served by Bhotepatty post office; the LGD village code is 307534. The sarpanch is RENUKA DAKUA ROY, and the village votes in Maynaguri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dalim Chandra Roy. The population is estimated at 9,848 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Dharmapur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dharmmapur · this village | 8,353 | 63% | — |
| Penchahahi · Maynaguri | 4,848 | 65% | — |
| Gaurgram · Maynaguri | 3,016 | 60% | — |
| Paschim Bara Gharia · Maynaguri | 2,087 | 61% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dharmmapur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 6
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 2,802.47
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dharmmapur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dharmmapur
- LGD code
- 307534
- Pincode
- 735305
- Post office
- Bhotepatty
- Population (Census 2011)
- 8,353
- Population (projected 2026)
- 9,848
- Households
- 1,838
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 939
- Literacy rate
- 62.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jalpaiguri
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Maynaguri
- Member of Parliament
- Jayanta Kumar Roy
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dalim Chandra Roy
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RENUKA DAKUA ROY
- Block / Mandal
- Maynaguri
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 735305
- Baikur GourgramMaynaguri mandal10,822 pop
- PadamatiMaynaguri mandal8,407 pop
- Paschim HarmatiMaynaguri mandal4,344 pop
- BhatpattiMaynaguri mandal4,250 pop
- Bara KametMaynaguri mandal4,009 pop
- Uttar BhuskadangaMaynaguri mandal3,920 pop
- Uttar DangaparaMaynaguri mandal3,832 pop
- Dakshin MadhabdangaMaynaguri mandal3,802 pop
- BrahmapurMaynaguri mandal2,883 pop
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Dharmmapur
Other villages in Maynaguri mandal
View all 60+ →- Saptibari
- Baikur Gourgram
- Padamati
- Jabaramli
- Uttar Madhabdanga
- Uttar Marichbari
- Amguri
- Ulladabri
- Baulbari
- Jharbaragila
- Kumarpara
- Uttar Khagrabari
- Uttar Mauamari
- Penchahahi
- Betgara
- Singimari
- Kanthalbari
- Dakshin Ulladabari
- Tekatali
- Paschim Harmati
- Charchura Bhandar
- Bhatpatti
- Basilardanga
- Chura Bhandar
- Dwarikamari
- Bara Kamet
- Purbba Baragila
- Uttar Bhuskadanga
- Purbba Dehar
- Uttar Dangapara
- Dakshin Madhabdanga
- Panbari
- Hasludanga
- Charesbari
- Nirendrapur
- Purbba Salbari
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-17
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)