About Dhankutwa Village

Dhankutwa is one of the larger villages in Sikta tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,351, made up of 4,419 males and 3,932 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 895.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhankutwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhankutwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil	Sikta
Pincode	845449
Area (hectares)	895.24 hectares
Population	8,351
Male Population	4,419
Female Population	3,932
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	890
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhankutwa compares

By the 2011 count Dhankutwa is the 5th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,190 residents. Its 895.24 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Dhankutwa

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

Dhankutwa lies about 17 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Chamua, about 3.5 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 Dhankutwa
Nearest railway station	Chamua	3.5 km
Nearest town	Rāmnagar	6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sikta	8.3 km
District headquarters	Pashchim Champaran	17 km

Villages closest to Dhankutwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhankutwa village had a population of 8,351. That makes it the 5th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,190 residents.

Dhankutwa village has 4,419 males and 3,932 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhankutwa has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Dhankutwa is 845449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhankutwa covers 895.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhankutwa falls under Sikta tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhankutwa is Chamua, about 3.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dhankutwa.

Dhankutwa is about 17 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhankutwa is in Sikta tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Chamua is about 3.5 km away. Rāmnagar is about 6.9 km away. Sikta is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.