About Dhanga Village

Dhanga is one of the larger villages in Benipatti tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,064, made up of 4,120 males and 3,944 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 674.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanga village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Benipatti
Pincode	847323
Area (hectares)	674.27 hectares
Population	8,064
Male Population	4,120
Female Population	3,944
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanga compares

By the 2011 count Dhanga is the 10th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,841 residents. Its 674.27 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Dhanga

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

Dhanga lies about 12 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Khajauli, about 12 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 Dhanga
Nearest railway station	Khajauli	12 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Benipatti	14 km

Villages closest to Dhanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanga village had a population of 8,064. That makes it the 10th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,841 residents.

Dhanga village has 4,120 males and 3,944 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanga has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Dhanga is 847323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanga covers 674.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanga falls under Benipatti tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhanga is Khajauli, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dhanga.

Dhanga is about 12 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanga is in Benipatti tehsil of Madhubani district. Khajauli is about 12 km away. Madhubani is about 12 km away. Benipatti is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.