About Dhanihar Village

Dhanihar is a mid sized village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 996, made up of 512 males and 484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanihar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanihar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Shambhuganj
Pincode	813221
Area (hectares)	59 hectares
Population	996
Male Population	512
Female Population	484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanihar compares

By the 2011 count Dhanihar is the 68th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 59 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Dhanihar

Dhanihar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhanihar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dhanihar from other places

Dhanihar lies about 33 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Ganganiyan, about 18 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 Dhanihar
Nearest town	Kharagpur	13 km
Nearest railway station	Ganganiyan	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shambhuganj	33 km
District headquarters	Banka	33 km

Villages closest to Dhanihar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanihar village had a population of 996. That makes it the 68th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Dhanihar village has 512 males and 484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanihar has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Dhanihar is 813221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanihar covers 59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhanihar falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhanihar is Ganganiyan, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhanihar.

Dhanihar is about 33 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanihar is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 13 km away. Ganganiyan is about 18 km away. Shambhuganj is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.