About Burhia Dhanghatta Village

Burhia Dhanghatta is one of the larger villages in Banmankhi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,720, made up of 5,451 males and 5,269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1465 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burhia Dhanghatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burhia Dhanghatta village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Banmankhi
Pincode	854306
Area (hectares)	1465 hectares
Population	10,720
Male Population	5,451
Female Population	5,269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Burhia Dhanghatta compares

By the 2011 count Burhia Dhanghatta is the 9th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,330 residents. Its 1465 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Burhia Dhanghatta

Burhia Dhanghatta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Burhia Dhanghatta 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Burhia Dhanghatta from other places

Burhia Dhanghatta lies about 23 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Sarsi, about 4.1 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 Burhia Dhanghatta
Nearest railway station	Sarsi	4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Banmankhi	9.2 km
District headquarters	Purnia	23 km

Villages closest to Burhia Dhanghatta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Banmankhi 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 Burhia Dhanghatta

As per the Census of India 2011, Burhia Dhanghatta village had a population of 10,720. That makes it the 9th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,330 residents.

Burhia Dhanghatta village has 5,451 males and 5,269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burhia Dhanghatta has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Burhia Dhanghatta is 854306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Burhia Dhanghatta covers 1465 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Burhia Dhanghatta falls under Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Burhia Dhanghatta is Sarsi, about 4.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Burhia Dhanghatta.

Burhia Dhanghatta is about 23 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burhia Dhanghatta is in Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia district. Sarsi is about 4.1 km away. Banmankhi is about 9.2 km away. Purnia is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahora (2.8 km), Manakhodawand Nagar (3.6 km) and Mahadeopur (4.2 km).

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