About Dhankhar Village

Dhankhar is a mid sized village in Manjha tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,024, made up of 492 males and 532 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares.

Dhankhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhankhar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gopalganj
Tehsil	Manjha
Area (hectares)	108 hectares
Population	1,024
Male Population	492
Female Population	532
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,081
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 Dhankhar compares

By the 2011 count Dhankhar is the 72nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,939 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Dhankhar

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

Dhankhar lies about 34 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Siwan Junction, about 4.3 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 Dhankhar
Nearest railway station	Siwan Junction	4.3 km
Nearest town	Siwān	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Manjha	30 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	34 km

Villages closest to Dhankhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhankhar village had a population of 1,024. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,939 residents.

Dhankhar village has 492 males and 532 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhankhar has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1060.

Dhankhar covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhankhar falls under Manjha tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhankhar is Siwan Junction, about 4.3 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 Dhankhar.

Dhankhar is about 34 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhankhar is in Manjha tehsil of Gopalganj district. Siwan Junction is about 4.3 km away. Siwān is about 5.5 km away. Manjha is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.