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About Dhagjari Village

Dhagjari is a large village in Kahara tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,016, made up of 1,613 males and 1,403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291 hectares hectares.

Dhagjari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhagjari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Kahara
Area (hectares) 291 hectares
Population 3,016
Male Population 1,613
Female Population 1,403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhagjari compares

By the 2011 count Dhagjari is the 15th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,193 residents. Its 291 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Dhagjari

Dhagjari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhagjari as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhagjari from other places

Dhagjari lies about 6.3 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Parminiya, about 1.8 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 Dhagjari
Nearest railway station Parminiya 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kahara 6.3 km
District headquarters Saharsa 6.3 km

Villages closest to Dhagjari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhagjari village had a population of 3,016. That makes it the 15th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,193 residents.

Dhagjari village has 1,613 males and 1,403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhagjari has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 905.

Dhagjari covers 291 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhagjari falls under Kahara tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhagjari is Parminiya, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhagjari.

Dhagjari is about 6.3 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhagjari is in Kahara tehsil of Saharsa district. Parminiya is about 1.8 km away. Kahara is about 6.3 km away. Saharsa is about 6.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharauli (under 2 km), Dewari (under 2 km) and Mohanpur (1.6 km).

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

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