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About Dhania Gorihia Village

Dhania Gorihia is a mid sized village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 552, made up of 293 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90 hectares hectares.

Dhania Gorihia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhania Gorihia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Rajaun
Area (hectares) 90 hectares
Population 552
Male Population 293
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhania Gorihia compares

By the 2011 count Dhania Gorihia is the 114th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 90 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Dhania Gorihia

Dhania Gorihia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhania Gorihia 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhania Gorihia from other places

Dhania Gorihia lies about 25 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Tikani, about 6.3 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 Dhania Gorihia
Nearest railway station Tikani 6.3 km
Nearest town Purāini 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajaun 10 km
District headquarters Banka 25 km

Villages closest to Dhania Gorihia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajaun 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 Dhania Gorihia

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhania Gorihia village had a population of 552. That makes it the 114th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Dhania Gorihia village has 293 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhania Gorihia has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

Dhania Gorihia covers 90 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhania Gorihia falls under Rajaun tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhania Gorihia is Tikani, about 6.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhania Gorihia.

Dhania Gorihia is about 25 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhania Gorihia is in Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Tikani is about 6.3 km away. Purāini is about 9.8 km away. Rajaun is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alipur (under 2 km), Alipur Chak (under 2 km) and Khushalpur (under 2 km).

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

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