About Dhangha Village

Dhangha is a large village in Kiratpur tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,012, made up of 1,622 males and 1,390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313.74 hectares hectares.

Dhangha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhangha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Kiratpur
Area (hectares)	313.74 hectares
Population	3,012
Male Population	1,622
Female Population	1,390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	857
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 Dhangha compares

By the 2011 count Dhangha is the 8th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,790 residents. Its 313.74 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Dhangha

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

Dhangha lies about 120 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Parsa Kerwan Halt, about 13 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 Dhangha
Nearest railway station	Parsa Kerwan Halt	13 km
Nearest town	Marhaura	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kiratpur	27 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	120 km

Villages closest to Dhangha

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Dhangha

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhangha village had a population of 3,012. That makes it the 8th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,790 residents.

Dhangha village has 1,622 males and 1,390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhangha has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 905.

Dhangha covers 313.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhangha falls under Kiratpur tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhangha is Parsa Kerwan Halt, about 13 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 Dhangha.

Dhangha is about 120 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhangha is in Kiratpur tehsil of Darbhanga district. Parsa Kerwan Halt is about 13 km away. Marhaura is about 17 km away. Kiratpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.