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About Dhorhandih Village

Dhorhandih is a mid sized village in Karakat tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,398, made up of 742 males and 656 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares.

Dhorhandih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhorhandih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Karakat
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 1,398
Male Population 742
Female Population 656
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhorhandih compares

By the 2011 count Dhorhandih is the 56th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Dhorhandih

Dhorhandih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhorhandih 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhorhandih from other places

Dhorhandih lies about 78 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Hasan Bazar, 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 Dhorhandih
Tehsil headquarters Karakat 11 km
Nearest railway station Hasan Bazar 11 km
Nearest town Bikramganj 15 km
District headquarters Rohtas 78 km

Villages closest to Dhorhandih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhorhandih village had a population of 1,398. That makes it the 56th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents.

Dhorhandih village has 742 males and 656 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhorhandih has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Dhorhandih covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhorhandih falls under Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhorhandih is Hasan Bazar, 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 km distance for Dhorhandih.

Dhorhandih is about 78 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhorhandih is in Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district. Karakat is about 11 km away. Hasan Bazar is about 11 km away. Bikramganj 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 Bharkundia (under 2 km), Niranjanpur (under 2 km) and Kechua (1.7 km).

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

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