About Dhauri Village

Dhauri is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,724, made up of 921 males and 803 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802166, 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	Shahpur
Pincode	802166
Area (hectares)	61 hectares
Population	1,724
Male Population	921
Female Population	803
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	872
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhauri compares

By the 2011 count Dhauri is the 40th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents. Its 61 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Dhauri

Dhauri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhauri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 113 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Karukhirharnagar Halt, about 2.4 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
Nearest railway station	Karukhirharnagar Halt	2.4 km
Nearest town	Saharsa	2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	7.5 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	113 km

Villages closest to Dhauri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhauri village had a population of 1,724. That makes it the 40th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents.

Dhauri village has 921 males and 803 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhauri has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Dhauri is 802166. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhauri covers 61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhauri falls under Shahpur tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhauri is Karukhirharnagar Halt, about 2.4 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 village for Dhauri.

Dhauri is about 113 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 Shahpur tehsil of Bhojpur district. Karukhirharnagar Halt is about 2.4 km away. Saharsa is about 2.6 km away. Shahpur is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.