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About Dhothra Village

Dhothra is a mid sized village in Mehsi tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 902, made up of 484 males and 418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.6 hectares hectares.

Dhothra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhothra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Mehsi
Area (hectares) 69.6 hectares
Population 902
Male Population 484
Female Population 418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhothra compares

By the 2011 count Dhothra is the 57th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 69.6 hectares work out to about 13 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 Dhothra

Dhothra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhothra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dagraha, Damodarpur, Dewajitpur and Dharhgawan. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dhothra

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhothra village had a population of 902. That makes it the 57th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Dhothra village has 484 males and 418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhothra has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

Dhothra covers 69.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhothra falls under Mehsi tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The census record for Dhothra notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Dhothra.

Dhothra is in Mehsi tehsil of Purba Champaran district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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