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About Dhanhara Hat Village

Dhanhara Hat is a mid sized village in Krityanand Nagar tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 742, made up of 394 males and 348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares.

Dhanhara Hat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanhara Hat village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Krityanand Nagar
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 742
Male Population 394
Female Population 348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dhanhara Hat compares

By the 2011 count Dhanhara Hat is the 43rd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 11 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 Dhanhara Hat

Dhanhara Hat is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhanhara Hat as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanhara Hat from other places

Dhanhara Hat lies about 16 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Sarsi, about 5.6 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 Dhanhara Hat
Nearest railway station Sarsi 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Krityanand Nagar 7.3 km
Nearest town Banmankhi 15 km
District headquarters Purnia 16 km

Villages closest to Dhanhara Hat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Krityanand Nagar 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 Dhanhara Hat

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanhara Hat village had a population of 742. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents.

Dhanhara Hat village has 394 males and 348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanhara Hat has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Dhanhara Hat covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanhara Hat falls under Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhanhara Hat is Sarsi, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhanhara Hat.

Dhanhara Hat is about 16 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanhara Hat is in Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district. Sarsi is about 5.6 km away. Krityanand Nagar is about 7.3 km away. Banmankhi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gokhulpur (under 2 km), Pothia (1.8 km) and Pothia Milik (1.8 km).

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

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