About Dhanauj Sheikh Village

Dhanauj Sheikh is a large village in Saraiya tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,641, made up of 1,365 males and 1,276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.7 hectares hectares.

Dhanauj Sheikh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanauj Sheikh village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Muzaffarpur
Tehsil	Saraiya
Area (hectares)	141.7 hectares
Population	2,641
Male Population	1,365
Female Population	1,276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
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 Dhanauj Sheikh compares

By the 2011 count Dhanauj Sheikh is the 39th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 141.7 hectares work out to about 19 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 908.

Getting to Dhanauj Sheikh

Dhanauj Sheikh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhanauj Sheikh 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. The nearest villages by name are Chhapra Urf Chaku Chhapra, Chhitri, Chochaha and Damodar Chhapra. 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.

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Common questions about Dhanauj Sheikh

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanauj Sheikh village had a population of 2,641. That makes it the 39th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Dhanauj Sheikh village has 1,365 males and 1,276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanauj Sheikh has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

Dhanauj Sheikh covers 141.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhanauj Sheikh falls under Saraiya tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Dhanauj Sheikh 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 Dhanauj Sheikh.

Dhanauj Sheikh is in Saraiya tehsil of Muzaffarpur 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.