About Dhankharaiya Village

Dhankharaiya is a large village in Harsidhi tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,147, made up of 1,139 males and 1,008 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhankharaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhankharaiya village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Harsidhi
Pincode	845422
Area (hectares)	145.06 hectares
Population	2,147
Male Population	1,139
Female Population	1,008
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	885
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhankharaiya compares

By the 2011 count Dhankharaiya is the 38th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,697 residents. Its 145.06 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Dhankharaiya

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

Dhankharaiya lies about 11 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Sagauli Junction, about 10 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 Dhankharaiya
Nearest railway station	Sagauli Junction	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harsidhi	11 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	11 km
Nearest town	Sagauli	11 km

Villages closest to Dhankharaiya

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.

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Common questions about Dhankharaiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhankharaiya village had a population of 2,147. That makes it the 38th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,697 residents.

Dhankharaiya village has 1,139 males and 1,008 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhankharaiya has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Dhankharaiya is 845422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhankharaiya covers 145.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhankharaiya is Sagauli Junction, about 10 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 village for Dhankharaiya.

Dhankharaiya is about 11 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhankharaiya is in Harsidhi tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Sagauli Junction is about 10 km away. Harsidhi is about 11 km away. Purba Champaran is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.