About Dhansir Village

Dhansir is a mid sized village in Gaya Town C D Block tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,565, made up of 782 males and 783 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210 hectares hectares.

Dhansir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhansir village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Gaya Town C D Block
Area (hectares)	210 hectares
Population	1,565
Male Population	782
Female Population	783
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,001
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 Dhansir compares

By the 2011 count Dhansir is the 41st largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,049 residents. Its 210 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Dhansir

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

Dhansir lies about 8.0 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 4.9 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 Dhansir
Nearest railway station	Kastha	4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gaya Town C D Block	8.0 km
District headquarters	Gaya	8.0 km

Villages closest to Dhansir

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gaya Town C D Block 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 Dhansir

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhansir village had a population of 1,565. That makes it the 41st largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,049 residents.

Dhansir village has 782 males and 783 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhansir has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Dhansir covers 210 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhansir falls under Gaya Town C D Block tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhansir is Kastha, about 4.9 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 Dhansir.

Dhansir is about 8.0 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhansir is in Gaya Town C D Block tehsil of Gaya district. Kastha is about 4.9 km away. Gaya Town C D Block is about 8.0 km away. Gaya is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.