About Dhanpura Village

Dhanpura is a mid sized village in Piro tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,686, made up of 869 males and 817 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231 hectares hectares.

Dhanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanpura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Piro
Area (hectares)	231 hectares
Population	1,686
Male Population	869
Female Population	817
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Dhanpura compares

By the 2011 count Dhanpura is the 43rd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,171 residents. Its 231 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Dhanpura

Dhanpura 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 Dhanpura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dhanpura from other places

Dhanpura lies about 21 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 17 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 Dhanpura
Nearest town	Arāria	11 km
Nearest railway station	Kusiargaon	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Piro	21 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	21 km

Villages closest to Dhanpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanpura village had a population of 1,686. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,171 residents.

Dhanpura village has 869 males and 817 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanpura has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Dhanpura covers 231 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanpura falls under Piro tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhanpura is Kusiargaon, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dhanpura.

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

Dhanpura is in Piro tehsil of Bhojpur district. Arāria is about 11 km away. Kusiargaon is about 17 km away. Piro is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.