About Dhanpura Village

Dhanpura is a mid sized village in Tarapur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,290, made up of 672 males and 618 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanpura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Munger
Tehsil	Tarapur
Pincode	813221
Area (hectares)	49 hectares
Population	1,290
Male Population	672
Female Population	618
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanpura compares

By the 2011 count Dhanpura is the 29th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Dhanpura

Dhanpura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanpura as Available within village. 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 Dhanpura from other places

Dhanpura lies about 38 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about 18 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 Dhanpura
Tehsil headquarters	Tarapur	2.5 km
Nearest town	Kharagpur	11 km
Nearest railway station	Khariapipra Halt	18 km
District headquarters	Munger	38 km

Villages closest to Dhanpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanpura village had a population of 1,290. That makes it the 29th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents.

Dhanpura village has 672 males and 618 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanpura has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Dhanpura is 813221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanpura covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhanpura falls under Tarapur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhanpura is Khariapipra Halt, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhanpura.

Dhanpura is about 38 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanpura is in Tarapur tehsil of Munger district. Tarapur is about 2.5 km away. Kharagpur is about 11 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.