About Dhanpura Village

Dhanpura is a mid sized village in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 537, made up of 274 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854818, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanpura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Forbesganj
Pincode	854818
Area (hectares)	120 hectares
Population	537
Male Population	274
Female Population	263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhanpura compares

By the 2011 count Dhanpura is the 86th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Dhanpura

Dhanpura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhanpura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanpura from other places

Dhanpura lies about 30 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Forbesganj Junction, about 2.1 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 Dhanpura
Tehsil headquarters	Forbesganj	1.6 km
Nearest railway station	Forbesganj Junction	2.1 km
District headquarters	Araria	30 km

Villages closest to Dhanpura

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

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Common questions about Dhanpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanpura village had a population of 537. That makes it the 86th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Dhanpura village has 274 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanpura has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Dhanpura is 854818. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanpura covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanpura falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhanpura is Forbesganj Junction, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Dhanpura is about 30 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanpura is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Forbesganj is about 1.6 km away. Forbesganj Junction is about 2.1 km away. Araria is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.