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About Dharmaili Village

Dharmaili is a small village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 229, made up of 115 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares.

Dharmaili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharmaili village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Kadwa
Area (hectares) 85 hectares
Population 229
Male Population 115
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharmaili compares

By the 2011 count Dharmaili is the 172nd largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 921.

Getting to Dharmaili

Dharmaili is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dharmaili as Available within 5 - 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 Dharmaili from other places

Dharmaili lies about 58 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 13 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 Dharmaili
Nearest railway station Kusiargaon 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadwa 14 km
Nearest town Arāria 21 km
District headquarters Katihar 58 km

Villages closest to Dharmaili

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharmaili village had a population of 229. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Dharmaili village has 115 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharmaili has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Dharmaili covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharmaili falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharmaili is Kusiargaon, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dharmaili.

Dharmaili is about 58 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharmaili is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Kusiargaon is about 13 km away. Kadwa is about 14 km away. Arāria is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhamraili (under 2 km), Sadapur (4.5 km) and Baliharpur (5.7 km).

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

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