About Dhauri Village

Dhauri is a large village in Belhar tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,790, made up of 2,529 males and 2,261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246 hectares hectares.

Dhauri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhauri village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Belhar
Area (hectares)	246 hectares
Population	4,790
Male Population	2,529
Female Population	2,261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	894
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhauri compares

By the 2011 count Dhauri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 246 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Dhauri

Dhauri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhauri 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhauri from other places

Dhauri lies about 37 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about 20 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 Dhauri
Nearest town	Kharagpur	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Belhar	15 km
Nearest railway station	Khariapipra Halt	20 km
District headquarters	Banka	37 km

Villages closest to Dhauri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhauri village had a population of 4,790. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Dhauri village has 2,529 males and 2,261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhauri has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Dhauri covers 246 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhauri falls under Belhar tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhauri is Khariapipra Halt, about 20 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 village for Dhauri.

Dhauri is about 37 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhauri is in Belhar tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 8.9 km away. Belhar is about 15 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.