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About Dokahar Village

Dokahar is a large village in Kaluahi tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,937, made up of 1,468 males and 1,469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317.4 hectares hectares.

Dokahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dokahar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Kaluahi
Area (hectares) 317.4 hectares
Population 2,937
Male Population 1,468
Female Population 1,469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
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 Dokahar compares

By the 2011 count Dokahar is the 11th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 6,516 residents. Its 317.4 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Dokahar

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

Dokahar lies about 8.4 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Rajanagar, about 7.2 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 Dokahar
Nearest railway station Rajanagar 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kaluahi 8.4 km
District headquarters Madhubani 8.4 km

Villages closest to Dokahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dokahar village had a population of 2,937. That makes it the 11th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,516 residents.

Dokahar village has 1,468 males and 1,469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dokahar has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Dokahar covers 317.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dokahar falls under Kaluahi tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dokahar is Rajanagar, about 7.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dokahar.

Dokahar is about 8.4 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dokahar is in Kaluahi tehsil of Madhubani district. Rajanagar is about 7.2 km away. Kaluahi is about 8.4 km away. Madhubani is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhaipur (1.9 km), Belahi (2.2 km) and Kormauli (2.9 km).

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

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