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About Danhi Village

Danhi is a mid sized village in Harsidhi tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 789, made up of 385 males and 404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares.

Danhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Danhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Harsidhi
Area (hectares) 82 hectares
Population 789
Male Population 385
Female Population 404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
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 Danhi compares

By the 2011 count Danhi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,697 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Danhi

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

Danhi lies about 8.1 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Jiwdhara, 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 Danhi
Tehsil headquarters Harsidhi 8.1 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 8.1 km
Nearest town Areraj 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Jiwdhara 14 km

Villages closest to Danhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Danhi village had a population of 789. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,697 residents.

Danhi village has 385 males and 404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Danhi has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Danhi covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Danhi falls under Harsidhi tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Danhi is Jiwdhara, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Danhi.

Danhi is about 8.1 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Danhi is in Harsidhi tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Harsidhi is about 8.1 km away. Purba Champaran is about 8.1 km away. Areraj is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rani Chhapra (under 2 km), Harpur Ray (1.9 km) and Manikpur (2.1 km).

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

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