Skip to main content

About Dhabauni Village

Dhabauni is a mid sized village in Chanan tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 714, made up of 410 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 741 females per 1000 males. The village covers 514 hectares hectares.

Dhabauni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhabauni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Chanan
Area (hectares) 514 hectares
Population 714
Male Population 410
Female Population 304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 741
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhabauni compares

By the 2011 count Dhabauni is the 64th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 588 residents. Its 514 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Dhabauni

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

Dhabauni lies about 101 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Simri Bakhtiyarpur, about 11 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 Dhabauni
Tehsil headquarters Chanan 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Simri Bakhtiyarpur 11 km
Nearest town Bangaon 19 km
District headquarters Banka 101 km

Villages closest to Dhabauni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhabauni village had a population of 714. That makes it the 64th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 588 residents.

Dhabauni village has 410 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhabauni has about 741 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Dhabauni covers 514 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhabauni falls under Chanan tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhabauni is Simri Bakhtiyarpur, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Dhabauni.

Dhabauni is about 101 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhabauni is in Chanan tehsil of Banka district. Chanan is about 2.5 km away. Simri Bakhtiyarpur is about 11 km away. Bangaon is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tola Sikarhar (3.9 km), Tola Pipra (5.8 km) and Tola Pipradih (5.8 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.