About Dhotu Chak Village

Dhotu Chak is a small village in Tharthari tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 452, made up of 244 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhotu Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhotu Chak village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Tharthari
Pincode	801307
Area (hectares)	28 hectares
Population	452
Male Population	244
Female Population	208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	852
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 Dhotu Chak compares

By the 2011 count Dhotu Chak is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,350 residents. Its 28 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Dhotu Chak

Dhotu Chak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhotu Chak 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 Dhotu Chak from other places

Dhotu Chak lies about 7.9 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Chandi, about 6.0 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 Dhotu Chak
Nearest railway station	Chandi	6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tharthari	7.9 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	7.9 km
Nearest town	Hilsa	8.7 km

Villages closest to Dhotu Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tharthari 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 Dhotu Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhotu Chak village had a population of 452. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,350 residents.

Dhotu Chak village has 244 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhotu Chak has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Dhotu Chak is 801307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhotu Chak covers 28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhotu Chak falls under Tharthari tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhotu Chak is Chandi, about 6.0 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 Dhotu Chak.

Dhotu Chak is about 7.9 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhotu Chak is in Tharthari tehsil of Nalanda district. Chandi is about 6.0 km away. Tharthari is about 7.9 km away. Nalanda is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.