About Dholi Village

Dholi is a large village in Kahara tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,212, made up of 1,130 males and 1,082 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Kahara
Pincode	852201
Area (hectares)	138.4 hectares
Population	2,212
Male Population	1,130
Female Population	1,082
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dholi compares

By the 2011 count Dholi is the 23rd largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,193 residents. Its 138.4 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Dholi

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

Dholi lies about 6.6 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Parminiya, about 3.9 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.

Distances from Dholi
Nearest railway station	Parminiya	3.9 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kahara	6.6 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	6.6 km

Villages closest to Dholi

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.

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Common questions about Dholi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholi village had a population of 2,212. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,193 residents.

Dholi village has 1,130 males and 1,082 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholi has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Dholi is 852201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dholi covers 138.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dholi falls under Kahara tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dholi is Parminiya, about 3.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dholi.

Dholi is about 6.6 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dholi is in Kahara tehsil of Saharsa district. Parminiya is about 3.9 km away. Bangaon is about 6.3 km away. Kahara is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.