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About Dhokraha Village

Dhokraha is a large village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,329, made up of 1,692 males and 1,637 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhokraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhokraha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Ramnagar
Pincode 845103
Area (hectares) 197 hectares
Population 3,329
Male Population 1,692
Female Population 1,637
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhokraha compares

By the 2011 count Dhokraha is the 13th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,621 residents. Its 197 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Dhokraha

Dhokraha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhokraha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 21 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Harinagar, about 3.0 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 Dhokraha
Nearest railway station Harinagar 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar 3.3 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 3.3 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 21 km

Villages closest to Dhokraha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramnagar 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 3,329. That makes it the 13th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,621 residents.

Dhokraha village has 1,692 males and 1,637 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhokraha has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Dhokraha is 845103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhokraha covers 197 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhokraha is Harinagar, about 3.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhokraha.

Dhokraha is about 21 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 Ramnagar tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Harinagar is about 3.0 km away. Ramnagar is about 3.3 km away. Rāmnagar is about 3.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babhnauli (under 2 km), Arazi Pipra (under 2 km) and Pipra (under 2 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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