About Dhokraha Village

Dhokraha is a mid sized village in Mainatanr tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,342, made up of 702 males and 640 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.9 hectares hectares.

Dhokraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhokraha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil	Mainatanr
Area (hectares)	147.9 hectares
Population	1,342
Male Population	702
Female Population	640
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhokraha compares

By the 2011 count Dhokraha is the 56th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,059 residents. Its 147.9 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Dhokraha

Dhokraha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhokraha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dhokraha from other places

Dhokraha lies about 32 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bhikhna Thori, 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 Dhokraha
Nearest railway station	Bhikhna Thori	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mainatanr	16 km
Nearest town	Narkatiāganj	21 km
District headquarters	Pashchim Champaran	32 km

Villages closest to Dhokraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhokraha village had a population of 1,342. That makes it the 56th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,059 residents.

Dhokraha village has 702 males and 640 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhokraha has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Dhokraha covers 147.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhokraha falls under Mainatanr tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhokraha is Bhikhna Thori, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhokraha.

Dhokraha is about 32 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhokraha is in Mainatanr tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Bhikhna Thori is about 11 km away. Mainatanr is about 16 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.