About Dhankarha Village

Dhankarha is a large village in Sasaram tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,696, made up of 1,404 males and 1,292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.3 hectares hectares.

Dhankarha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhankarha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Sasaram
Area (hectares)	113.3 hectares
Population	2,696
Male Population	1,404
Female Population	1,292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhankarha compares

By the 2011 count Dhankarha is the 21st largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 113.3 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Dhankarha

Dhankarha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhankarha 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhankarha from other places

Dhankarha lies about 35 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Karwandia, about 4.4 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 Dhankarha
Nearest railway station	Karwandia	4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sasaram	7.1 km
Nearest town	Sasarām	7.1 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	35 km

Villages closest to Dhankarha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhankarha village had a population of 2,696. That makes it the 21st largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Dhankarha village has 1,404 males and 1,292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhankarha has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Dhankarha covers 113.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhankarha falls under Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhankarha is Karwandia, about 4.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhankarha.

Dhankarha is about 35 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhankarha is in Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district. Karwandia is about 4.4 km away. Sasaram is about 7.1 km away. Sasarām is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.