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About Dhima Village

Dhima is a small village in Banmankhi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 134 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhima Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhima village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Banmankhi
Pincode 854202
Area (hectares) 28 hectares
Population 251
Male Population 134
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
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 Dhima compares

By the 2011 count Dhima is the 62nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,330 residents. Its 28 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Dhima

Dhima is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhima 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 Dhima from other places

Dhima lies about 29 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Banmankhi Junction, about 2.1 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 Dhima
Tehsil headquarters Banmankhi 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Banmankhi Junction 2.1 km
District headquarters Purnia 29 km

Villages closest to Dhima

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.

Common questions about Dhima

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhima village had a population of 251. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,330 residents.

Dhima village has 134 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhima has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Dhima is 854202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhima covers 28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhima falls under Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhima is Banmankhi Junction, about 2.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhima.

Dhima is about 29 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhima is in Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia district. Banmankhi is about 1.9 km away. Banmankhi Junction is about 2.1 km away. Purnia is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banmankhi (1.9 km), Bhabhi Kumar Chakla (2.2 km) and Bibia Chakla (2.2 km).

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

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