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About Dhankunda Village

Dhankunda is a mid sized village in Sangrampur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,222, made up of 631 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80 hectares hectares.

Dhankunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhankunda village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Sangrampur
Area (hectares) 80 hectares
Population 1,222
Male Population 631
Female Population 591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhankunda compares

By the 2011 count Dhankunda is the 35th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,534 residents. Its 80 hectares work out to about 15 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 882.

Getting to Dhankunda

Dhankunda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhankunda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Birajpur, Chanania, Chanduki and Chanpura. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dhankunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhankunda village had a population of 1,222. That makes it the 35th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,534 residents.

Dhankunda village has 631 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhankunda has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 882.

Dhankunda covers 80 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhankunda falls under Sangrampur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The census record for Dhankunda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhankunda.

Dhankunda is in Sangrampur tehsil of Munger district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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