About Dhena Village

Dhena is a large village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,048, made up of 1,078 males and 970 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhena Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhena village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Azamnagar
Pincode	855116
Area (hectares)	213.97 hectares
Population	2,048
Male Population	1,078
Female Population	970
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhena compares

By the 2011 count Dhena is the 47th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 213.97 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Dhena

Dhena is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhena as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Dhena from other places

Dhena lies about 21 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Babhabgaon Halt, about 5.3 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 Dhena
Nearest railway station	Babhabgaon Halt	5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Azamnagar	8.7 km
District headquarters	Katihar	21 km

Villages closest to Dhena

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhena village had a population of 2,048. That makes it the 47th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Dhena village has 1,078 males and 970 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhena has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Dhena is 855116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhena covers 213.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhena falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhena is Babhabgaon Halt, about 5.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhena.

Dhena is about 21 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhena is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Babhabgaon Halt is about 5.3 km away. Azamnagar is about 8.7 km away. Katihar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.