About Dhankar Village

Dhankar is a mid sized village in Sabour tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,941, made up of 1,024 males and 917 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.7 hectares hectares.

Dhankar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhankar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Sabour
Area (hectares)	60.7 hectares
Population	1,941
Male Population	1,024
Female Population	917
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	896
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhankar compares

By the 2011 count Dhankar is the 28th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,892 residents. Its 60.7 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Dhankar

Dhankar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhankar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhankar from other places

Dhankar lies about 5.6 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Sabaur, about 1.9 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 Dhankar
Tehsil headquarters	Sabour	1.9 km
Nearest railway station	Sabaur	1.9 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	5.6 km
Nearest town	Bhāgalpur	5.6 km

Villages closest to Dhankar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhankar village had a population of 1,941. That makes it the 28th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,892 residents.

Dhankar village has 1,024 males and 917 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhankar has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 877.

Dhankar covers 60.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhankar falls under Sabour tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhankar is Sabaur, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dhankar.

Dhankar is about 5.6 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhankar is in Sabour tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Sabour is about 1.9 km away. Sabaur is about 1.9 km away. Bhagalpur is about 5.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.