About Dhapari Village

Dhapari is a mid sized village in Mahishi tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,073, made up of 583 males and 490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhapari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhapari village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Mahishi
Pincode	852216
Area (hectares)	24.75 hectares
Population	1,073
Male Population	583
Female Population	490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	840
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 Dhapari compares

By the 2011 count Dhapari is the 52nd 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 24.75 hectares work out to about 43 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Dhapari

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

Dhapari lies about 22 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 12 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 Dhapari
Tehsil headquarters	Mahishi	10 km
Nearest railway station	Kusheshwar Asthan	12 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	14 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	22 km

Villages closest to Dhapari

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.

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Common questions about Dhapari

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhapari village had a population of 1,073. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Dhapari village has 583 males and 490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhapari has about 840 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 Dhapari is 852216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhapari covers 24.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 43 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhapari falls under Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhapari is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 12 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 Dhapari.

Dhapari is about 22 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhapari is in Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district. Mahishi is about 10 km away. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 12 km away. Bangaon is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.