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About Dhankaul Village

Dhankaul is a small village in Tardih tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 241, made up of 131 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167 hectares hectares.

Dhankaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhankaul village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Tardih
Area (hectares) 167 hectares
Population 241
Male Population 131
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhankaul compares

By the 2011 count Dhankaul is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,245 residents. Its 167 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Dhankaul

Dhankaul is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhankaul as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dhankaul from other places

Dhankaul lies about 35 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Lohna Road, about 3.4 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 Dhankaul
Nearest railway station Lohna Road 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Tardih 5.3 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 8.9 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 35 km

Villages closest to Dhankaul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhankaul village had a population of 241. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,245 residents.

Dhankaul village has 131 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhankaul has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Dhankaul covers 167 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhankaul falls under Tardih tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhankaul is Lohna Road, about 3.4 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 km distance for Dhankaul.

Dhankaul is about 35 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhankaul is in Tardih tehsil of Darbhanga district. Lohna Road is about 3.4 km away. Tardih is about 5.3 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phulwaria (under 2 km), Pokhar Bhinda (under 2 km) and Lagma Rambhadar (under 2 km).

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

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