About Dhanupra Village

Dhanupra is one of the larger villages in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,993, made up of 6,858 males and 6,135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1361 hectares hectares.

Dhanupra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanupra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Simri Bakhtiarpur
Area (hectares)	1361 hectares
Population	12,993
Male Population	6,858
Female Population	6,135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanupra compares

By the 2011 count Dhanupra is the 4th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents. Its 1361 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Dhanupra

Dhanupra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhanupra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dhanupra from other places

Dhanupra lies about 23 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Simri Bakhtiyarpur, about 13 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 Dhanupra
Tehsil headquarters	Simri Bakhtiarpur	12 km
Nearest railway station	Simri Bakhtiyarpur	13 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	19 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	23 km

Villages closest to Dhanupra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Simri Bakhtiarpur 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 Dhanupra

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanupra village had a population of 12,993. That makes it the 4th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents.

Dhanupra village has 6,858 males and 6,135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanupra has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Dhanupra covers 1361 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanupra falls under Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhanupra is Simri Bakhtiyarpur, about 13 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 10+ km distance for Dhanupra.

Dhanupra is about 23 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanupra is in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district. Simri Bakhtiarpur is about 12 km away. Simri Bakhtiyarpur is about 13 km away. Bangaon is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.