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About Dhanheta Village

Dhanheta is a small village in Tan Kuppa tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 220, made up of 114 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanheta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanheta village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Tan Kuppa
Pincode 824232
Area (hectares) 45 hectares
Population 220
Male Population 114
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
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 Dhanheta compares

By the 2011 count Dhanheta is the 88th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 45 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Dhanheta

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

Dhanheta lies about 22 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about under 2 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 Dhanheta
Nearest railway station Bansinala Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Tan Kuppa 5.7 km
Nearest town Bagaha 18 km
District headquarters Gaya 22 km

Villages closest to Dhanheta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tan Kuppa 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 Dhanheta

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanheta village had a population of 220. That makes it the 88th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Dhanheta village has 114 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanheta has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Dhanheta is 824232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanheta covers 45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanheta falls under Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhanheta is Bansinala Halt, about under 2 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 Dhanheta.

Dhanheta is about 22 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanheta is in Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district. Bansinala Halt is about under 2 km away. Tan Kuppa is about 5.7 km away. Bagaha is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sila (under 2 km), Bilandpur (under 2 km) and Barsiwan (under 2 km).

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

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