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About Dhokardhara Village

Dhokardhara is a mid sized village in Banmankhi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 937, made up of 481 males and 456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhokardhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhokardhara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Banmankhi
Pincode 854202
Area (hectares) 33 hectares
Population 937
Male Population 481
Female Population 456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
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 Dhokardhara compares

By the 2011 count Dhokardhara is the 44th 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 33 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Dhokardhara

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

Dhokardhara lies about 29 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Banmankhi Junction, about under 2 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 Dhokardhara
Nearest railway station Banmankhi Junction under 2 km
Nearest town Banmankhi Bazar 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Banmankhi 1.6 km
District headquarters Purnia 29 km

Villages closest to Dhokardhara

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 Dhokardhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhokardhara village had a population of 937. That makes it the 44th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,330 residents.

Dhokardhara village has 481 males and 456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhokardhara has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

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

Dhokardhara covers 33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhokardhara falls under Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhokardhara is Banmankhi Junction, about under 2 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 Dhokardhara.

Dhokardhara 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.

Dhokardhara is in Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia district. Banmankhi Junction is about under 2 km away. Banmankhi Bazar is about 1.5 km away. Banmankhi is about 1.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpurdat (under 2 km), Banmankhi (1.6 km) and Gangaili (1.9 km).

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

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