About Dharnai Village

Dharnai is a large village in Makhdumpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,207, made up of 1,651 males and 1,556 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 305 hectares hectares.

Dharnai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharnai village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jehanabad
Tehsil	Makhdumpur
Area (hectares)	305 hectares
Population	3,207
Male Population	1,651
Female Population	1,556
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Dharnai compares

By the 2011 count Dharnai is the 17th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 305 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Dharnai

Dharnai is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dharnai 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dharnai from other places

Dharnai lies about 23 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Ner Halt, about 3.2 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 Dharnai
Nearest railway station	Ner Halt	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Makhdumpur	6.1 km
District headquarters	Jehanabad	23 km

Villages closest to Dharnai

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.

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Common questions about Dharnai

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharnai village had a population of 3,207. That makes it the 17th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Dharnai village has 1,651 males and 1,556 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharnai has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Dharnai covers 305 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharnai falls under Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharnai is Ner Halt, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dharnai.

Dharnai 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.

Dharnai is in Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Ner Halt is about 3.2 km away. Makhdumpur is about 6.1 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.