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About Dhanhara Village

Dhanhara is a small village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 146 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.09 hectares hectares.

Dhanhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanhara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Balrampur
Area (hectares) 75.09 hectares
Population 290
Male Population 146
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhanhara compares

By the 2011 count Dhanhara is the 101st largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 75.09 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Dhanhara

Dhanhara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhanhara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanhara from other places

Dhanhara lies about 38 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Sudhani, about 4.0 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 Dhanhara
Nearest railway station Sudhani 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 9.0 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 31 km
District headquarters Katihar 38 km

Villages closest to Dhanhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanhara village had a population of 290. That makes it the 101st largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Dhanhara village has 146 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanhara has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Dhanhara covers 75.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanhara falls under Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhanhara is Sudhani, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhanhara.

Dhanhara is about 38 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanhara is in Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district. Sudhani is about 4.0 km away. Balrampur is about 9.0 km away. Rāiganj is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aphrail (under 2 km), Adampur Kasht (under 2 km) and Adampur Mal (under 2 km).

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

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