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About Dhauri Village

Dhauri is a mid sized village in Sahar tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,401, made up of 751 males and 650 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhauri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhauri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Sahar
Pincode 802208
Area (hectares) 170 hectares
Population 1,401
Male Population 751
Female Population 650
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
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 Dhauri compares

By the 2011 count Dhauri is the 31st largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Dhauri

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

Dhauri lies about 2.6 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 29 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 Dhauri
Tehsil headquarters Sahar 2.6 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 2.6 km
Nearest town Arāria 22 km
Nearest railway station Araria Court 29 km

Villages closest to Dhauri

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

Common questions about Dhauri

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhauri village had a population of 1,401. That makes it the 31st largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents.

Dhauri village has 751 males and 650 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhauri has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Dhauri is 802208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhauri covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhauri falls under Sahar tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhauri is Araria Court, about 29 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 Dhauri.

Dhauri is about 2.6 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhauri is in Sahar tehsil of Bhojpur district. Sahar is about 2.6 km away. Bhojpur is about 2.6 km away. Arāria is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chauri (4.7 km), Dharampur (6.8 km) and Sahar (9.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dhauri today is likely to be higher.

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