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About Dalokhar Village

Dalokhar is one of the larger villages in Ladania tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,043, made up of 2,581 males and 2,462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dalokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dalokhar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Ladania
Pincode 847232
Area (hectares) 352 hectares
Population 5,043
Male Population 2,581
Female Population 2,462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
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 Dalokhar compares

By the 2011 count Dalokhar is the 14th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 6,270 residents. Its 352 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Dalokhar

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

Dalokhar lies about 25 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Khajauli, about 10 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 Dalokhar
Nearest railway station Khajauli 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Ladania 14 km
Nearest town Jainagar 17 km
District headquarters Madhubani 25 km

Villages closest to Dalokhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dalokhar village had a population of 5,043. That makes it the 14th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,270 residents.

Dalokhar village has 2,581 males and 2,462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dalokhar has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Dalokhar is 847232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dalokhar covers 352 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dalokhar falls under Ladania tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dalokhar is Khajauli, about 10 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 Dalokhar.

Dalokhar is about 25 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dalokhar is in Ladania tehsil of Madhubani district. Khajauli is about 10 km away. Ladania is about 14 km away. Jainagar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mirzapur (2.8 km), Nandrahi (3.8 km) and Sipahgiri (4.7 km).

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

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