About Dhengri Village

Dhengri is a large village in Sikti tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,092, made up of 1,614 males and 1,478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 556 hectares hectares.

Dhengri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhengri village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Sikti
Area (hectares)	556 hectares
Population	3,092
Male Population	1,614
Female Population	1,478
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 Dhengri compares

By the 2011 count Dhengri is the 17th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,814 residents. Its 556 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Dhengri

Dhengri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhengri 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 Dhengri from other places

Dhengri lies about 20 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Gogipothia Halt, 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 Dhengri
Tehsil headquarters	Sikti	10 km
District headquarters	Araria	20 km
Nearest town	Arāria	20 km
Nearest railway station	Gogipothia Halt	22 km

Villages closest to Dhengri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhengri village had a population of 3,092. That makes it the 17th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,814 residents.

Dhengri village has 1,614 males and 1,478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhengri has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Dhengri covers 556 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhengri falls under Sikti tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhengri is Gogipothia Halt, 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 Dhengri.

Dhengri is about 20 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhengri is in Sikti tehsil of Araria district. Sikti is about 10 km away. Araria is about 20 km away. Arāria is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.