About Dhansoi Village

Dhansoi is one of the larger villages in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,088, made up of 4,228 males and 3,860 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 509 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhansoi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhansoi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Rajpur
Pincode	802117
Area (hectares)	509 hectares
Population	8,088
Male Population	4,228
Female Population	3,860
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhansoi compares

By the 2011 count Dhansoi is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents. Its 509 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Dhansoi

Dhansoi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhansoi 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 Dhansoi from other places

Dhansoi lies about 24 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Chausa, about 20 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 Dhansoi
Tehsil headquarters	Rajpur	13 km
Nearest railway station	Chausa	20 km
District headquarters	Buxar	24 km

Villages closest to Dhansoi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhansoi village had a population of 8,088. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents.

Dhansoi village has 4,228 males and 3,860 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhansoi has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Dhansoi is 802117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhansoi covers 509 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhansoi falls under Rajpur tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhansoi is Chausa, about 20 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 Dhansoi.

Dhansoi is about 24 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhansoi is in Rajpur tehsil of Buxar district. Rajpur is about 13 km away. Chausa is about 20 km away. Buxar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.