About Dhanaha Village

Dhanaha is a mid sized village in Simri tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,554, made up of 850 males and 704 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares.

Dhanaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanaha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Simri
Area (hectares)	87 hectares
Population	1,554
Male Population	850
Female Population	704
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	828
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanaha compares

By the 2011 count Dhanaha is the 37th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Dhanaha

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

Dhanaha lies about 13 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Dumraon, about 4.9 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 Dhanaha
Tehsil headquarters	Simri	4.6 km
Nearest railway station	Dumraon	4.9 km
District headquarters	Buxar	13 km

Villages closest to Dhanaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanaha village had a population of 1,554. That makes it the 37th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents.

Dhanaha village has 850 males and 704 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanaha has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Dhanaha covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhanaha falls under Simri tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhanaha is Dumraon, about 4.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhanaha.

Dhanaha is about 13 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanaha is in Simri tehsil of Buxar district. Simri is about 4.6 km away. Dumraon is about 4.9 km away. Buxar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.