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About Dhanar Village

Dhanar is a mid sized village in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,445, made up of 736 males and 709 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares.

Dhanar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Islamnagar Aliganj
Area (hectares) 112 hectares
Population 1,445
Male Population 736
Female Population 709
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanar compares

By the 2011 count Dhanar is the 39th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Dhanar

Dhanar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhanar as Available within <5 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 Dhanar from other places

Dhanar lies about 37 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Kusumha Bihar, about 19 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 Dhanar
Tehsil headquarters Islamnagar Aliganj 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Kusumha Bihar 19 km
Nearest town Sheikhpura 21 km
District headquarters Jamui 37 km

Villages closest to Dhanar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Islamnagar Aliganj 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 Dhanar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanar village had a population of 1,445. That makes it the 39th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Dhanar village has 736 males and 709 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanar has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Dhanar covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanar falls under Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhanar is Kusumha Bihar, about 19 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhanar.

Dhanar is about 37 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanar is in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district. Islamnagar Aliganj is about 6.4 km away. Kusumha Bihar is about 19 km away. Sheikhpura is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Telar (under 2 km), Mahathpur (under 2 km) and Dihri (under 2 km).

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

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