About Dhunan Village

Dhunan is a mid sized village in Sasaram tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 708, made up of 370 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.2 hectares hectares.

How Dhunan compares

By the 2011 count Dhunan is the 95th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 67.2 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Dhunan

Dhunan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhunan 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 Dhunan from other places

Dhunan lies about 40 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Sasaram Junction, about 2.9 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.

Villages closest to Dhunan

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

• Ahrawan under 2 km
• Karam Dihri under 2 km
• Katdehri under 2 km
• Sumbha under 2 km
• Misripur under 2 km
• Tetari 1.5 km

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.