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About Dhama Village

Dhama is one of the larger villages in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,142, made up of 3,182 males and 2,960 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 412 hectares hectares.

Dhama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhama village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Raniganj
Area (hectares) 412 hectares
Population 6,142
Male Population 3,182
Female Population 2,960
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhama compares

By the 2011 count Dhama is the 24th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 412 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Dhama

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

How far is Dhama from other places

Dhama lies about 12 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Arariya, about 2.2 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 Dhama
Nearest railway station Arariya 2.2 km
District headquarters Araria 12 km
Nearest town Arāria 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Raniganj 17 km

Villages closest to Dhama

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhama village had a population of 6,142. That makes it the 24th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Dhama village has 3,182 males and 2,960 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhama has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Dhama covers 412 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhama falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhama is Arariya, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Dhama is about 12 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhama is in Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Arariya is about 2.2 km away. Araria is about 12 km away. Arāria is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Motiari (under 2 km), Sanjhaili (1.9 km) and Rupauli (2.2 km).

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

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