About Dhandhawa Village

Dhandhawa is a large village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,060, made up of 1,075 males and 985 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199 hectares hectares.

Dhandhawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhandhawa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares)	199 hectares
Population	2,060
Male Population	1,075
Female Population	985
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
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 Dhandhawa compares

By the 2011 count Dhandhawa is the 36th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 199 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Dhandhawa

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

Dhandhawa lies about 11 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 10 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 Dhandhawa
Tehsil headquarters	Bodh Gaya	4.6 km
Nearest railway station	Kastha	10 km
District headquarters	Gaya	11 km

Villages closest to Dhandhawa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodh Gaya 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 Dhandhawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhandhawa village had a population of 2,060. That makes it the 36th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Dhandhawa village has 1,075 males and 985 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhandhawa has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Dhandhawa covers 199 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhandhawa falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhandhawa is Kastha, about 10 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 Dhandhawa.

Dhandhawa is about 11 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhandhawa is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 4.6 km away. Kastha is about 10 km away. Gaya is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.