About Dhokra Village

Dhokra is a mid sized village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,019, made up of 507 males and 512 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111 hectares hectares.

Dhokra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhokra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Gurua
Area (hectares)	111 hectares
Population	1,019
Male Population	507
Female Population	512
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,010
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 Dhokra compares

By the 2011 count Dhokra is the 70th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 111 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Dhokra

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

Dhokra lies about 19 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about 12 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 Dhokra
Tehsil headquarters	Gurua	8.4 km
Nearest railway station	Paraiya	12 km
Nearest town	Bodh Gaya	14 km
District headquarters	Gaya	19 km

Villages closest to Dhokra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhokra village had a population of 1,019. That makes it the 70th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Dhokra village has 507 males and 512 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhokra has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Dhokra covers 111 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhokra falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhokra is Paraiya, about 12 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 Dhokra.

Dhokra is about 19 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhokra is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 8.4 km away. Paraiya is about 12 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.