About Dhanpura Village

Dhanpura is a mid sized village in Jokihat tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,377, made up of 749 males and 628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147 hectares hectares.

Dhanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanpura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Jokihat
Area (hectares)	147 hectares
Population	1,377
Male Population	749
Female Population	628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	838
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Dhanpura compares

By the 2011 count Dhanpura is the 72nd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents. Its 147 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Dhanpura

Dhanpura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhanpura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanpura from other places

Dhanpura lies about 11 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 17 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	Jokihat	under 2 km
District headquarters	Araria	11 km
Nearest town	Arāria	11 km
Nearest railway station	Kusiargaon	17 km

Villages closest to Dhanpura

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 Dhanpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanpura village had a population of 1,377. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents.

Dhanpura village has 749 males and 628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanpura has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Dhanpura covers 147 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanpura falls under Jokihat tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhanpura is Kusiargaon, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Dhanpura is about 11 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 Jokihat tehsil of Araria district. Jokihat is about under 2 km away. Araria is about 11 km away. Arāria is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.