About Dhabaul Village

Dhabaul is a large village in Pranpur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,938, made up of 1,507 males and 1,431 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325.4 hectares hectares.

Dhabaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhabaul village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Pranpur
Area (hectares)	325.4 hectares
Population	2,938
Male Population	1,507
Female Population	1,431
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhabaul compares

By the 2011 count Dhabaul is the 15th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents. Its 325.4 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Dhabaul

Dhabaul is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhabaul as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dhabaul from other places

Dhabaul lies about 110 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Simri Bakhtiyarpur, about 11 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 Dhabaul
Nearest railway station	Simri Bakhtiyarpur	11 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pranpur	27 km
District headquarters	Katihar	110 km

Villages closest to Dhabaul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhabaul village had a population of 2,938. That makes it the 15th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents.

Dhabaul village has 1,507 males and 1,431 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhabaul has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Dhabaul covers 325.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhabaul falls under Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhabaul is Simri Bakhtiyarpur, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Dhabaul.

Dhabaul is about 110 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhabaul is in Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district. Simri Bakhtiyarpur is about 11 km away. Bangaon is about 19 km away. Pranpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.