About Dhanetha Village

Dhanetha is a large village in Falka tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,163, made up of 1,636 males and 1,527 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 481.99 hectares hectares.

Dhanetha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanetha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Falka
Area (hectares)	481.99 hectares
Population	3,163
Male Population	1,636
Female Population	1,527
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanetha compares

By the 2011 count Dhanetha is the 18th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents. Its 481.99 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Dhanetha

Dhanetha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhanetha 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanetha from other places

Dhanetha lies about 25 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bakhri, about 16 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 Dhanetha
Tehsil headquarters	Falka	6.9 km
Nearest railway station	Bakhri	16 km
Nearest town	Purnia	20 km
District headquarters	Katihar	25 km

Villages closest to Dhanetha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanetha village had a population of 3,163. That makes it the 18th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents.

Dhanetha village has 1,636 males and 1,527 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanetha has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Dhanetha covers 481.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanetha falls under Falka tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhanetha is Bakhri, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ 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 Dhanetha.

Dhanetha is about 25 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanetha is in Falka tehsil of Katihar district. Falka is about 6.9 km away. Bakhri is about 16 km away. Purnia is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.