About Dhira Village

Dhira is one of the larger villages in Halsi tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,637, made up of 3,435 males and 3,202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 841 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhira village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Lakhisarai
Tehsil	Halsi
Pincode	811315
Area (hectares)	841 hectares
Population	6,637
Male Population	3,435
Female Population	3,202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhira compares

By the 2011 count Dhira is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents. Its 841 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Dhira

Dhira is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhira as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhira from other places

Dhira lies about 19 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Garsanda Halt, about 15 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 Dhira
Tehsil headquarters	Halsi	2.5 km
Nearest railway station	Garsanda Halt	15 km
District headquarters	Lakhisarai	19 km
Nearest town	Luckeesarai	19 km

Villages closest to Dhira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhira village had a population of 6,637. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents.

Dhira village has 3,435 males and 3,202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhira has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Dhira is 811315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhira covers 841 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhira falls under Halsi tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhira is Garsanda Halt, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhira.

Dhira is about 19 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhira is in Halsi tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Halsi is about 2.5 km away. Garsanda Halt is about 15 km away. Lakhisarai is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.