About Dharmeshwar Gachh Village

Dharmeshwar Gachh is a large village in Jokihat tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,593, made up of 1,349 males and 1,244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharmeshwar Gachh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharmeshwar Gachh village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Jokihat
Pincode	854329
Area (hectares)	195 hectares
Population	2,593
Male Population	1,349
Female Population	1,244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharmeshwar Gachh compares

By the 2011 count Dharmeshwar Gachh is the 45th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents. Its 195 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Dharmeshwar Gachh

Dharmeshwar Gachh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dharmeshwar Gachh as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dharmeshwar Gachh from other places

Dharmeshwar Gachh lies about 16 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, 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 Dharmeshwar Gachh
Tehsil headquarters	Jokihat	5.9 km
District headquarters	Araria	16 km
Nearest town	Arāria	16 km
Nearest railway station	Kusiargaon	23 km

Villages closest to Dharmeshwar Gachh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jokihat 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 Dharmeshwar Gachh

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharmeshwar Gachh village had a population of 2,593. That makes it the 45th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents.

Dharmeshwar Gachh village has 1,349 males and 1,244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharmeshwar Gachh has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Dharmeshwar Gachh is 854329. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharmeshwar Gachh covers 195 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharmeshwar Gachh falls under Jokihat tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharmeshwar Gachh is Kusiargaon, 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 10+ km distance for Dharmeshwar Gachh.

Dharmeshwar Gachh is about 16 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharmeshwar Gachh is in Jokihat tehsil of Araria district. Jokihat is about 5.9 km away. Araria is about 16 km away. Arāria is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khuti Kharia (under 2 km), Kesarra (under 2 km) and Bairgachhi (under 2 km).

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