About Dhanokhar Village

Dhanokhar is a mid sized village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,360, made up of 696 males and 664 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares.

Dhanokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanokhar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Sonhaula
Area (hectares)	85 hectares
Population	1,360
Male Population	696
Female Population	664
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanokhar compares

By the 2011 count Dhanokhar is the 50th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Dhanokhar

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

Dhanokhar lies about 35 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 12 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 Dhanokhar
Nearest railway station	Ekchari	12 km
Nearest town	Colgong	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sonhaula	35 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	35 km

Villages closest to Dhanokhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanokhar village had a population of 1,360. That makes it the 50th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Dhanokhar village has 696 males and 664 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanokhar has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 907.

Dhanokhar covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhanokhar falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhanokhar is Ekchari, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhanokhar.

Dhanokhar is about 35 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanokhar is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ekchari is about 12 km away. Colgong is about 14 km away. Sonhaula is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.