About Dhanuki Village

Dhanuki is a large village in Sarmera tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,867, made up of 2,567 males and 2,300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 477 hectares hectares.

Dhanuki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanuki village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Sarmera
Area (hectares)	477 hectares
Population	4,867
Male Population	2,567
Female Population	2,300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	896
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 Dhanuki compares

By the 2011 count Dhanuki is the 6th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,537 residents. Its 477 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Dhanuki

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

How far is Dhanuki from other places

Dhanuki lies about 35 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 11 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 Dhanuki
Tehsil headquarters	Sarmera	4.9 km
Nearest town	Bar Bigha	6.7 km
Nearest railway station	Sarsa Jamalpur	11 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	35 km

Villages closest to Dhanuki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanuki village had a population of 4,867. That makes it the 6th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,537 residents.

Dhanuki village has 2,567 males and 2,300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanuki has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Dhanuki covers 477 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanuki falls under Sarmera tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhanuki is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhanuki.

Dhanuki is about 35 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanuki is in Sarmera tehsil of Nalanda district. Sarmera is about 4.9 km away. Bar Bigha is about 6.7 km away. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.