About Dholikhap Village

Dholikhap is a mid sized village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 792, made up of 382 males and 410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholikhap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholikhap village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Rafiganj
Pincode	824125
Area (hectares)	48 hectares
Population	792
Male Population	382
Female Population	410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,073
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dholikhap compares

By the 2011 count Dholikhap is the 138th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 48 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Dholikhap

Dholikhap is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dholikhap as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dholikhap from other places

Dholikhap lies about 32 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 7.3 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 Dholikhap
Nearest railway station	Ismailpur	7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rafiganj	8.3 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	32 km

Villages closest to Dholikhap

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholikhap village had a population of 792. That makes it the 138th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Dholikhap village has 382 males and 410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholikhap has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Dholikhap is 824125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dholikhap covers 48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dholikhap falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dholikhap is Ismailpur, about 7.3 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dholikhap.

Dholikhap is about 32 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dholikhap is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Ismailpur is about 7.3 km away. Rafiganj is about 8.3 km away. Aurangabad is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.