About Dhachna Village

Dhachna is a large village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,107, made up of 2,148 males and 1,959 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336 hectares hectares.

Dhachna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhachna village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Area (hectares)	336 hectares
Population	4,107
Male Population	2,148
Female Population	1,959
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Dhachna compares

By the 2011 count Dhachna is the 14th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 336 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Dhachna

Dhachna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhachna 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhachna from other places

Dhachna lies about 42 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, about under 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 Dhachna
Nearest railway station	Dhachna	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	5.5 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	17 km
District headquarters	Katihar	42 km

Villages closest to Dhachna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhachna village had a population of 4,107. That makes it the 14th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Dhachna village has 2,148 males and 1,959 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhachna has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Dhachna covers 336 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhachna falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhachna is Dhachna, about under 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhachna.

Dhachna is about 42 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhachna is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Dhachna is about under 2 km away. Barsoi is about 5.5 km away. Rāiganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.