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About Dhol Bigha Village

Dhol Bigha is a mid sized village in Hulasganj tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,474, made up of 780 males and 694 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares.

Dhol Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhol Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Hulasganj
Area (hectares) 132 hectares
Population 1,474
Male Population 780
Female Population 694
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhol Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Dhol Bigha is the 25th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,983 residents. Its 132 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Dhol Bigha

Dhol Bigha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhol Bigha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dhol Bigha from other places

Dhol Bigha lies about 23 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Khudaganj Bazar, 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 Dhol Bigha
Tehsil headquarters Hulasganj 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Khudaganj Bazar 12 km
Nearest town Makhdumpur 14 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 23 km

Villages closest to Dhol Bigha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hulasganj 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 Dhol Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhol Bigha village had a population of 1,474. That makes it the 25th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,983 residents.

Dhol Bigha village has 780 males and 694 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhol Bigha has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Dhol Bigha covers 132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhol Bigha falls under Hulasganj tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhol Bigha is Khudaganj Bazar, 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 km distance for Dhol Bigha.

Dhol Bigha is about 23 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhol Bigha is in Hulasganj tehsil of Jehanabad district. Hulasganj is about 6.2 km away. Khudaganj Bazar is about 12 km away. Makhdumpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bira (under 2 km), Tira (under 2 km) and Godiha (under 2 km).

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

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