About Dhanpurwa Village

Dhanpurwa is a mid sized village in Sasaram tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,340, made up of 698 males and 642 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.4 hectares hectares.

Dhanpurwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanpurwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Sasaram
Area (hectares)	20.4 hectares
Population	1,340
Male Population	698
Female Population	642
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
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 Dhanpurwa compares

By the 2011 count Dhanpurwa is the 59th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 20.4 hectares work out to about 66 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 Dhanpurwa

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

Dhanpurwa lies about 38 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Sasaram Junction, about under 2 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 Dhanpurwa
Nearest railway station	Sasaram Junction	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sasaram	1.6 km
Nearest town	Sasarām	1.6 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	38 km

Villages closest to Dhanpurwa

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 Dhanpurwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanpurwa village had a population of 1,340. That makes it the 59th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Dhanpurwa village has 698 males and 642 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanpurwa 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.

Dhanpurwa covers 20.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 66 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhanpurwa falls under Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhanpurwa is Sasaram Junction, about under 2 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 Dhanpurwa.

Dhanpurwa is about 38 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanpurwa is in Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district. Sasaram Junction is about under 2 km away. Sasaram is about 1.6 km away. Sasarām is about 1.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.