About Dhantola Village

Dhantola is a large village in Palasi tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,263, made up of 1,181 males and 1,082 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241 hectares hectares.

Dhantola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhantola village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Palasi
Area (hectares)	241 hectares
Population	2,263
Male Population	1,181
Female Population	1,082
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhantola compares

By the 2011 count Dhantola is the 33rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 241 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Dhantola

Dhantola is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhantola as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Dhantola from other places

Dhantola lies about 15 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 22 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 Dhantola
Tehsil headquarters	Palasi	3.7 km
District headquarters	Araria	15 km
Nearest town	Arāria	15 km
Nearest railway station	Araria Court	22 km

Villages closest to Dhantola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhantola village had a population of 2,263. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Dhantola village has 1,181 males and 1,082 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhantola has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Dhantola covers 241 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhantola falls under Palasi tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhantola is Araria Court, about 22 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhantola.

Dhantola is about 15 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhantola is in Palasi tehsil of Araria district. Palasi is about 3.7 km away. Araria is about 15 km away. Arāria is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.