About Dhanukhi Village

Dhanukhi is a mid sized village in Benipatti tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,477, made up of 755 males and 722 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanukhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanukhi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Benipatti
Pincode	847102
Area (hectares)	141.26 hectares
Population	1,477
Male Population	755
Female Population	722
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
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 Dhanukhi compares

By the 2011 count Dhanukhi is the 71st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,841 residents. Its 141.26 hectares work out to about 10 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 Dhanukhi

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

Dhanukhi lies about 4.0 km from Madhubani. 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 Dhanukhi
District headquarters	Madhubani	4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Benipatti	15 km

Villages closest to Dhanukhi

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 Dhanukhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanukhi village had a population of 1,477. That makes it the 71st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,841 residents.

Dhanukhi village has 755 males and 722 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanukhi has about 956 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 Dhanukhi is 847102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanukhi covers 141.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanukhi falls under Benipatti tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The census record for Dhanukhi 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 Dhanukhi.

Dhanukhi is about 4.0 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanukhi is in Benipatti tehsil of Madhubani district. Madhubani is about 4.0 km away. Benipatti is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.