About Dhauni Village

Dhauni is one of the larger villages in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,252, made up of 3,776 males and 3,476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 679 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhauni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhauni village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Rajaun
Pincode	813107
Area (hectares)	679 hectares
Population	7,252
Male Population	3,776
Female Population	3,476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Dhauni compares

By the 2011 count Dhauni is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 679 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Dhauni

Dhauni is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhauni 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhauni from other places

Dhauni lies about 14 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Dhauni, about 2.4 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 Dhauni
Tehsil headquarters	Rajaun	1.5 km
Nearest railway station	Dhauni	2.4 km
Nearest town	Amarpur	11 km
District headquarters	Banka	14 km

Villages closest to Dhauni

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.

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Common questions about Dhauni

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhauni village had a population of 7,252. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Dhauni village has 3,776 males and 3,476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhauni has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

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

Dhauni covers 679 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhauni falls under Rajaun tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhauni is Dhauni, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhauni.

Dhauni is about 14 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhauni is in Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Rajaun is about 1.5 km away. Dhauni is about 2.4 km away. Amarpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.