About Dhab Village

Dhab is a large village in Sirdala tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,314, made up of 1,171 males and 1,143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287 hectares hectares.

Dhab Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhab village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nawada
Tehsil	Sirdala
Area (hectares)	287 hectares
Population	2,314
Male Population	1,171
Female Population	1,143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
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 Dhab compares

By the 2011 count Dhab is the 19th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents. Its 287 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Dhab

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

Dhab lies about 25 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Kharaundh, about 4.7 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 Dhab
Nearest town	Rajauli	4.2 km
Nearest railway station	Kharaundh	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sirdala	6.8 km
District headquarters	Nawada	25 km

Villages closest to Dhab

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhab village had a population of 2,314. That makes it the 19th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents.

Dhab village has 1,171 males and 1,143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhab has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Dhab covers 287 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhab falls under Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhab is Kharaundh, about 4.7 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 Dhab.

Dhab is about 25 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhab is in Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district. Rajauli is about 4.2 km away. Kharaundh is about 4.7 km away. Sirdala is about 6.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.