Skip to main content

About Dhundhani Village

Dhundhani is a small village in Chausa tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 369, made up of 187 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares.

Dhundhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhundhani village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Buxar
Tehsil Chausa
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 369
Male Population 187
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhundhani compares

By the 2011 count Dhundhani is the 45th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,850 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Dhundhani

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

How far is Dhundhani from other places

Dhundhani lies about 8.2 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Pawani Kumarpur Halt, about under 2 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 Dhundhani
Nearest railway station Pawani Kumarpur Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chausa 3.6 km
District headquarters Buxar 8.2 km

Villages closest to Dhundhani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhundhani village had a population of 369. That makes it the 45th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,850 residents.

Dhundhani village has 187 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhundhani has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Dhundhani covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhundhani falls under Chausa tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhundhani is Pawani Kumarpur Halt, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Dhundhani.

Dhundhani is about 8.2 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhundhani is in Chausa tehsil of Buxar district. Pawani Kumarpur Halt is about under 2 km away. Chausa is about 3.6 km away. Buxar is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pauni (under 2 km), Mahuari (under 2 km) and Kashipur (1.5 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

आधार से बैंक खाता कैसे जोड़ें, और DBT चालू है या नहीं कैसे देखें

Aadhaar seeding और DBT क्या है, खाता लिंक है या नहीं कैसे देखें, दो खाते जुड़े हों तो पैसा किसमें आता है, और लिंक कैसे बदलें।

  • 09 Oct 26
  • 5 min