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About Dhanpura Village

Dhanpura is a mid sized village in Dinara tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 981, made up of 496 males and 485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30 hectares hectares.

Dhanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Dinara
Area (hectares) 30 hectares
Population 981
Male Population 496
Female Population 485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
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 Dhanpura compares

By the 2011 count Dhanpura is the 85th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 30 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Dhanpura

Dhanpura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhanpura 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 Dhanpura from other places

Dhanpura lies about 66 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Sanjhauli Halt, about 11 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 Dhanpura
Tehsil headquarters Dinara 6.7 km
Nearest town Nokha 10 km
Nearest railway station Sanjhauli Halt 11 km
District headquarters Rohtas 66 km

Villages closest to Dhanpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanpura village had a population of 981. That makes it the 85th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Dhanpura village has 496 males and 485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanpura has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Dhanpura covers 30 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhanpura falls under Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhanpura is Sanjhauli Halt, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Dhanpura.

Dhanpura is about 66 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanpura is in Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district. Dinara is about 6.7 km away. Nokha is about 10 km away. Sanjhauli Halt is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gariganwan (under 2 km), Chilharua (under 2 km) and Kori (under 2 km).

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

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