About Dhursanda Village

Dhursanda is a small village in Baikunthpur tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 59, made up of 34 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 735 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841420, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhursanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhursanda village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gopalganj
Tehsil	Baikunthpur
Pincode	841420
Area (hectares)	54 hectares
Population	59
Male Population	34
Female Population	25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	735
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 Dhursanda compares

By the 2011 count Dhursanda is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents. Its 54 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Dhursanda

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

Dhursanda lies about 43 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Katalpur Halt, about 6.0 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 Dhursanda
Tehsil headquarters	Baikunthpur	2.9 km
Nearest railway station	Katalpur Halt	6.0 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	12 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	43 km

Villages closest to Dhursanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhursanda village had a population of 59. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents.

Dhursanda village has 34 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhursanda has about 735 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Dhursanda is 841420. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhursanda covers 54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhursanda falls under Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhursanda is Katalpur Halt, about 6.0 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 Dhursanda.

Dhursanda is about 43 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhursanda is in Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district. Baikunthpur is about 2.9 km away. Katalpur Halt is about 6.0 km away. Sāhibganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.