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About Dhanauti Village

Dhanauti is a mid sized village in Jehanabad tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,353, made up of 698 males and 655 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164 hectares hectares.

Dhanauti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanauti village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Jehanabad
Area (hectares) 164 hectares
Population 1,353
Male Population 698
Female Population 655
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanauti compares

By the 2011 count Dhanauti is the 42nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents. Its 164 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Dhanauti

Dhanauti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanauti as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhanauti from other places

Dhanauti lies about 7.5 km from Jahānābād, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad, about 6.9 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 Dhanauti
Nearest railway station Jehanabad 6.9 km
Nearest town Jahānābād 7.5 km

Villages closest to Dhanauti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanauti village had a population of 1,353. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents.

Dhanauti village has 698 males and 655 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanauti has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Dhanauti covers 164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanauti falls under Jehanabad tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhanauti is Jehanabad, about 6.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhanauti.

Dhanauti is about 7.5 km from Jahānābād in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanauti is in Jehanabad tehsil of Jehanabad district. Jehanabad is about 6.9 km away. Jahānābād is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rupaspur (under 2 km), Mirchak (under 2 km) and Beni Chak (under 2 km).

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

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