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About Dhawokhar Village

Dhawokhar is a mid sized village in Surajgarha tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 693, made up of 358 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhawokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhawokhar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Lakhisarai
Tehsil Surajgarha
Pincode 811309
Area (hectares) 14 hectares
Population 693
Male Population 358
Female Population 335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhawokhar compares

By the 2011 count Dhawokhar is the 80th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents. Its 14 hectares work out to about 50 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Dhawokhar

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

How far is Dhawokhar from other places

Dhawokhar lies about 11 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Pawai Brohmasthan Halt, about under 2 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 Dhawokhar
Nearest railway station Pawai Brohmasthan Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Surajgarha 11 km
District headquarters Lakhisarai 11 km
Nearest town Luckeesarai 11 km

Villages closest to Dhawokhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhawokhar village had a population of 693. That makes it the 80th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents.

Dhawokhar village has 358 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawokhar has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Dhawokhar is 811309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhawokhar covers 14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 50 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhawokhar falls under Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhawokhar is Pawai Brohmasthan Halt, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhawokhar.

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

Dhawokhar is in Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Pawai Brohmasthan Halt is about under 2 km away. Surajgarha is about 11 km away. Lakhisarai is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lai (under 2 km), Arazi Majhiawan (under 2 km) and Majhiawan (under 2 km).

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

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