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About Dhekipara Village

Dhekipara is a mid sized village in Pothia tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,831, made up of 954 males and 877 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 374.39 hectares hectares.

Dhekipara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhekipara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Pothia
Area (hectares) 374.39 hectares
Population 1,831
Male Population 954
Female Population 877
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhekipara compares

By the 2011 count Dhekipara is the 48th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 374.39 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Dhekipara

Dhekipara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhekipara 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhekipara from other places

Dhekipara lies about 86 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Semapur, about 7.4 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 Dhekipara
Nearest railway station Semapur 7.4 km
Nearest town Katihar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Pothia 23 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 86 km

Villages closest to Dhekipara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhekipara village had a population of 1,831. That makes it the 48th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Dhekipara village has 954 males and 877 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhekipara has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Dhekipara covers 374.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhekipara falls under Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhekipara is Semapur, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Dhekipara.

Dhekipara is about 86 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhekipara is in Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district. Semapur is about 7.4 km away. Katihar is about 13 km away. Pothia is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Molnapara (under 2 km), Tarni (1.9 km) and Sitalpur (13 km).

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

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