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About Dhansar Village

Dhansar is a mid sized village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 794, made up of 420 males and 374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhansar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhansar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Rajaun
Pincode 813107
Area (hectares) 128 hectares
Population 794
Male Population 420
Female Population 374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
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 Dhansar compares

By the 2011 count Dhansar is the 91st largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 128 hectares work out to about 6.2 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 Dhansar

Dhansar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhansar 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 Dhansar from other places

Dhansar lies about 21 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 2.2 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 Dhansar
Nearest railway station Bela 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajaun 6.6 km
Nearest town Purāini 10 km
District headquarters Banka 21 km

Villages closest to Dhansar

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 Dhansar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhansar village had a population of 794. That makes it the 91st largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Dhansar village has 420 males and 374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhansar has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Dhansar is 813107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhansar covers 128 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhansar falls under Rajaun tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhansar is Bela, about 2.2 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 Dhansar.

Dhansar is about 21 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhansar is in Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 2.2 km away. Rajaun is about 6.6 km away. Purāini 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 Kathrang (under 2 km), Rasulpur (under 2 km) and Anandpur (under 2 km).

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

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