About Dhokahra Village

Dhokahra is a large village in Paliganj tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,526, made up of 1,300 males and 1,226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256.57 hectares hectares.

Dhokahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhokahra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Paliganj
Area (hectares)	256.57 hectares
Population	2,526
Male Population	1,300
Female Population	1,226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhokahra compares

By the 2011 count Dhokahra is the 25th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents. Its 256.57 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Dhokahra

Dhokahra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhokahra as Available within village. 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 Dhokahra from other places

Dhokahra lies about 48 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad Court, about 14 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 Dhokahra
Tehsil headquarters	Paliganj	11 km
Nearest town	Jahānābād	13 km
Nearest railway station	Jehanabad Court	14 km
District headquarters	Patna	48 km

Villages closest to Dhokahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhokahra village had a population of 2,526. That makes it the 25th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents.

Dhokahra village has 1,300 males and 1,226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhokahra has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Dhokahra covers 256.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhokahra falls under Paliganj tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhokahra is Jehanabad Court, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhokahra.

Dhokahra is about 48 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhokahra is in Paliganj tehsil of Patna district. Paliganj is about 11 km away. Jahānābād is about 13 km away. Jehanabad Court is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.