About Dhanhar Village

Dhanhar is a large village in Ekangarsarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,824, made up of 2,022 males and 1,802 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164 hectares hectares.

Dhanhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanhar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Ekangarsarai
Area (hectares)	164 hectares
Population	3,824
Male Population	2,022
Female Population	1,802
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	891
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhanhar compares

By the 2011 count Dhanhar is the 9th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents. Its 164 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Dhanhar

Dhanhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhanhar 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanhar from other places

Dhanhar lies about 18 km from Nalanda. 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 Dhanhar
Tehsil headquarters	Ekangarsarai	under 2 km
Nearest town	Hilsa	10 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	18 km

Villages closest to Dhanhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanhar village had a population of 3,824. That makes it the 9th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents.

Dhanhar village has 2,022 males and 1,802 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanhar has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Dhanhar covers 164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhanhar falls under Ekangarsarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The census record for Dhanhar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Dhanhar.

Dhanhar is about 18 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanhar is in Ekangarsarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Ekangarsarai is about under 2 km away. Hilsa is about 10 km away. Nalanda is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.