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About Dhanpurakhari Village

Dhanpurakhari is a small village in Kochadhamin tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 67, made up of 27 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,481 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanpurakhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanpurakhari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Kochadhamin
Pincode 855107
Area (hectares) 52 hectares
Population 67
Male Population 27
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,481
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 Dhanpurakhari compares

By the 2011 count Dhanpurakhari is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents. Its 52 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Dhanpurakhari

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

Dhanpurakhari lies about 11 km from Kishanganj. 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 Dhanpurakhari
Nearest town Bahādurganj 11 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kochadhamin 13 km

Villages closest to Dhanpurakhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanpurakhari village had a population of 67. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents.

Dhanpurakhari village has 27 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanpurakhari has about 1481 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Dhanpurakhari is 855107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanpurakhari covers 52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanpurakhari falls under Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The census record for Dhanpurakhari notes the nearest railway station 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 Dhanpurakhari.

Dhanpurakhari is about 11 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanpurakhari is in Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district. Bahādurganj is about 11 km away. Kishanganj is about 11 km away. Kochadhamin is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanpura (under 2 km), Churakutti (under 2 km) and Birwachurakutti (under 2 km).

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

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