About Dhanhara Village

Dhanhara is a large village in Karakat tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,209, made up of 1,164 males and 1,045 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanhara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Karakat
Pincode	821309
Area (hectares)	172 hectares
Population	2,209
Male Population	1,164
Female Population	1,045
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
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 Dhanhara compares

By the 2011 count Dhanhara is the 28th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Dhanhara

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

Dhanhara lies about 72 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Bikramganj, about 15 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
Nearest town	Nāsriganj	9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karakat	11 km
Nearest railway station	Bikramganj	15 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	72 km

Villages closest to Dhanhara

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.

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Common questions about Dhanhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanhara village had a population of 2,209. That makes it the 28th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents.

Dhanhara village has 1,164 males and 1,045 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanhara has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Dhanhara is 821309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanhara covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanhara falls under Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhanhara is Bikramganj, about 15 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 Dhanhara.

Dhanhara is about 72 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanhara is in Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district. Nāsriganj is about 9.2 km away. Karakat 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.