About Dathua Village

Dathua is a large village in Ghanshyampur tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,416, made up of 2,260 males and 2,156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 359 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dathua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dathua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Ghanshyampur
Pincode	847203
Area (hectares)	359 hectares
Population	4,416
Male Population	2,260
Female Population	2,156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dathua compares

By the 2011 count Dathua is the 13th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,934 residents. Its 359 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Dathua

Dathua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dathua 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dathua from other places

Dathua lies about 32 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 12 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 Dathua
Nearest town	Benipur	4.8 km
Nearest railway station	Biraul	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ghanshyampur	32 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	32 km

Villages closest to Dathua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dathua village had a population of 4,416. That makes it the 13th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,934 residents.

Dathua village has 2,260 males and 2,156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dathua has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Dathua is 847203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dathua covers 359 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dathua falls under Ghanshyampur tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dathua is Biraul, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dathua.

Dathua is about 32 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dathua is in Ghanshyampur tehsil of Darbhanga district. Benipur is about 4.8 km away. Biraul is about 12 km away. Ghanshyampur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.