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About Dhanuki Village

Dhanuki is a mid sized village in Makhdumpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 735, made up of 389 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67 hectares hectares.

Dhanuki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanuki village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Makhdumpur
Area (hectares) 67 hectares
Population 735
Male Population 389
Female Population 346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhanuki compares

By the 2011 count Dhanuki is the 91st largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 67 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Dhanuki

Dhanuki is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhanuki 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanuki from other places

Dhanuki lies about 23 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Ner Halt, about 5.6 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 Dhanuki
Nearest railway station Ner Halt 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Makhdumpur 7.4 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 23 km

Villages closest to Dhanuki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanuki village had a population of 735. That makes it the 91st largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Dhanuki village has 389 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanuki has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Dhanuki covers 67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanuki falls under Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhanuki is Ner Halt, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dhanuki.

Dhanuki 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.

Dhanuki is in Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Ner Halt is about 5.6 km away. Makhdumpur is about 7.4 km away. Jehanabad is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagpura (under 2 km), Koiri Bigha (1.7 km) and Machhil (1.8 km).

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

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