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About Dhanauj Village

Dhanauj is a mid sized village in Mahishi tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 636, made up of 355 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 792 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanauj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanauj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Mahishi
Pincode 852216
Area (hectares) 119.26 hectares
Population 636
Male Population 355
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 792
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanauj compares

By the 2011 count Dhanauj is the 58th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 119.26 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Dhanauj

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

Dhanauj lies about 20 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 14 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 Dhanauj
Tehsil headquarters Mahishi 9.9 km
Nearest town Bangaon 13 km
Nearest railway station Kusheshwar Asthan 14 km
District headquarters Saharsa 20 km

Villages closest to Dhanauj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanauj village had a population of 636. That makes it the 58th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Dhanauj village has 355 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanauj has about 792 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Dhanauj is 852216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanauj covers 119.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanauj falls under Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhanauj is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 14 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 km distance for Dhanauj.

Dhanauj is about 20 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanauj is in Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district. Mahishi is about 9.9 km away. Bangaon is about 13 km away. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharampur (under 2 km), Rakhti (2.7 km) and Rajhanpur (3.9 km).

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

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