About Dhanganin Village

Dhanganin is a mid sized village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,099, made up of 562 males and 537 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares.

Dhanganin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanganin village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Barachatti
Area (hectares)	62 hectares
Population	1,099
Male Population	562
Female Population	537
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanganin compares

By the 2011 count Dhanganin is the 45th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Dhanganin

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

How far is Dhanganin from other places

Dhanganin lies about 44 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paharpur, about 36 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 Dhanganin
Tehsil headquarters	Barachatti	13 km
Nearest town	Bagaha	18 km
Nearest railway station	Paharpur	36 km
District headquarters	Gaya	44 km

Villages closest to Dhanganin

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanganin village had a population of 1,099. That makes it the 45th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Dhanganin village has 562 males and 537 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanganin has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Dhanganin covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhanganin falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhanganin is Paharpur, about 36 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dhanganin.

Dhanganin is about 44 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanganin is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Barachatti is about 13 km away. Bagaha is about 18 km away. Paharpur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.