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About Dhokraha Village

Dhokraha is one of the larger villages in Majhaulia tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,638, made up of 3,030 males and 2,608 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 606.13 hectares hectares.

Dhokraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhokraha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Majhaulia
Area (hectares) 606.13 hectares
Population 5,638
Male Population 3,030
Female Population 2,608
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhokraha compares

By the 2011 count Dhokraha is the 21st largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,443 residents. Its 606.13 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Dhokraha

The census records public bus service for Dhokraha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 110 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Sahatwar, about 20 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 town Maniar 10 km
Nearest railway station Sahatwar 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Majhaulia 22 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 110 km

Villages closest to Dhokraha

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

Common questions about Dhokraha

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhokraha village had a population of 5,638. That makes it the 21st largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,443 residents.

Dhokraha village has 3,030 males and 2,608 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhokraha has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 911.

Dhokraha covers 606.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhokraha is Sahatwar, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhokraha.

Dhokraha is about 110 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 Majhaulia tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Maniar is about 10 km away. Sahatwar is about 20 km away. Majhaulia is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raghunathpur (under 2 km), Dudha (3.4 km) and Dudha Chaturi (3.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dhokraha today is likely to be higher.

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