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About Dharkanha Khurd Village

Dharkanha Khurd is a small village in Dawath tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 346, made up of 187 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.6 hectares hectares.

Dharkanha Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharkanha Khurd village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Dawath
Area (hectares) 101.6 hectares
Population 346
Male Population 187
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharkanha Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Dharkanha Khurd is the 51st largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,493 residents. Its 101.6 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Dharkanha Khurd

Dharkanha Khurd is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dharkanha Khurd 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dharkanha Khurd from other places

Dharkanha Khurd lies about 84 km from Rohtas. 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 Dharkanha Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Dawath 7.6 km
Nearest town Bikramganj 18 km
District headquarters Rohtas 84 km

Villages closest to Dharkanha Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dawath 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 Dharkanha Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharkanha Khurd village had a population of 346. That makes it the 51st largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,493 residents.

Dharkanha Khurd village has 187 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharkanha Khurd has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Dharkanha Khurd covers 101.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharkanha Khurd falls under Dawath tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The census record for Dharkanha Khurd notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Dharkanha Khurd.

Dharkanha Khurd is about 84 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharkanha Khurd is in Dawath tehsil of Rohtas district. Dawath is about 7.6 km away. Bikramganj is about 18 km away. Rohtas is about 84 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharkanha Kalan (under 2 km), Harakhmal Dehri (under 2 km) and Akorha (under 2 km).

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

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