About Dhathaghat Village

Dhathaghat is a mid sized village in Jalalgarh tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,571, made up of 845 males and 726 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854327, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhathaghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhathaghat village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Jalalgarh
Pincode	854327
Area (hectares)	78 hectares
Population	1,571
Male Population	845
Female Population	726
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	859
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhathaghat compares

By the 2011 count Dhathaghat is the 27th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,611 residents. Its 78 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Dhathaghat

Dhathaghat is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhathaghat as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dhathaghat from other places

Dhathaghat lies about 24 km from Purnia. 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 Dhathaghat
Tehsil headquarters	Jalalgarh	7.6 km
Nearest town	Kasba	13 km
District headquarters	Purnia	24 km

Villages closest to Dhathaghat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhathaghat village had a population of 1,571. That makes it the 27th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,611 residents.

Dhathaghat village has 845 males and 726 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhathaghat has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Dhathaghat is 854327. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhathaghat covers 78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhathaghat falls under Jalalgarh tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The census record for Dhathaghat notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Dhathaghat.

Dhathaghat is about 24 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhathaghat is in Jalalgarh tehsil of Purnia district. Jalalgarh is about 7.6 km away. Kasba is about 13 km away. Purnia is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.