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About Dhadhuar Village

Dhadhuar is a small village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 406, made up of 221 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55 hectares hectares.

Dhadhuar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhadhuar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 55 hectares
Population 406
Male Population 221
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhadhuar compares

By the 2011 count Dhadhuar is the 98th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 55 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Dhadhuar

Dhadhuar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhadhuar as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhadhuar from other places

Dhadhuar lies about 45 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 9.8 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 Dhadhuar
Nearest railway station Kanki 9.8 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 21 km
District headquarters Purnia 45 km

Villages closest to Dhadhuar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhadhuar village had a population of 406. That makes it the 98th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Dhadhuar village has 221 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhadhuar has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Dhadhuar covers 55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhadhuar falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhadhuar is Kanki, about 9.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhadhuar.

Dhadhuar is about 45 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhadhuar is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Kanki is about 9.8 km away. Kishanganj is about 16 km away. Baisa is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalthia (under 2 km), Bijuar (under 2 km) and Mahnaro Istamrar (under 2 km).

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

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