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About Dhanbil Village

Dhanbil is a mid sized village in Baska tehsil, in the district of Baksa, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,226, made up of 599 males and 627 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.57 hectares hectares.

Dhanbil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanbil village
Description Value
State Assam
District Baksa
Tehsil Baska
Area (hectares) 173.57 hectares
Population 1,226
Male Population 599
Female Population 627
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanbil compares

By the 2011 count Dhanbil is the 43rd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 173.57 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Dhanbil

Dhanbil is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanbil as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanbil from other places

Dhanbil lies about 3.9 km from Baksa, and the nearest railway station is Nalbari, about 23 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dhanbil
Tehsil headquarters Baska 3.9 km
District headquarters Baksa 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Nalbari 23 km
Nearest town Nalbāri 24 km

Villages closest to Dhanbil

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baska tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dhanbil

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanbil village had a population of 1,226. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Dhanbil village has 599 males and 627 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanbil has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Dhanbil covers 173.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanbil falls under Baska tehsil of Baksa district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Dhanbil is Nalbari, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhanbil.

Dhanbil is about 3.9 km from Baksa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanbil is in Baska tehsil of Baksa district. Baska is about 3.9 km away. Baksa is about 3.9 km away. Nalbari is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are No 1 Kataligaon (3.9 km), No 2 Kataligaon (3.9 km) and Mushalpur (5.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dhanbil today is likely to be higher.

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