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About Dand Khora Village

Dand Khora is one of the larger villages in Dandkhora tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,821, made up of 4,581 males and 4,240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1102.4 hectares hectares.

Dand Khora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dand Khora village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Dandkhora
Area (hectares) 1102.4 hectares
Population 8,821
Male Population 4,581
Female Population 4,240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dand Khora compares

By the 2011 count Dand Khora is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents. Its 1102.4 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Dand Khora

Dand Khora is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dand Khora 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 Dand Khora from other places

Dand Khora lies about 8.6 km from Katihar. 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 Dand Khora
Tehsil headquarters Dandkhora under 2 km
District headquarters Katihar 8.6 km

Villages closest to Dand Khora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dandkhora 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 Dand Khora

As per the Census of India 2011, Dand Khora village had a population of 8,821. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents.

Dand Khora village has 4,581 males and 4,240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dand Khora has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Dand Khora covers 1102.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dand Khora falls under Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The census record for Dand Khora notes the nearest railway station 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 Dand Khora.

Dand Khora is about 8.6 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dand Khora is in Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district. Dandkhora is about under 2 km away. Katihar is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratanpura (under 2 km), Nima (1.9 km) and Pararia Kalan (1.9 km).

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

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