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About Dhanhar Village

Dhanhar is a large village in Warisnagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,737, made up of 2,505 males and 2,232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanhar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Warisnagar
Pincode 848133
Area (hectares) 208.41 hectares
Population 4,737
Male Population 2,505
Female Population 2,232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhanhar compares

By the 2011 count Dhanhar is the 15th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,219 residents. Its 208.41 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Dhanhar

The census records public bus service for Dhanhar 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanhar from other places

Dhanhar lies about 12 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Kishanpur, about 3.0 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 Dhanhar
Tehsil headquarters Warisnagar 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Kishanpur 3.0 km
District headquarters Samastipur 12 km
Nearest town Samāstipur 12 km

Villages closest to Dhanhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanhar village had a population of 4,737. That makes it the 15th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,219 residents.

Dhanhar village has 2,505 males and 2,232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanhar has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Dhanhar is 848133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanhar covers 208.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhanhar falls under Warisnagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhanhar is Kishanpur, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Dhanhar.

Dhanhar is about 12 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanhar is in Warisnagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Warisnagar is about 2.0 km away. Kishanpur is about 3.0 km away. Samastipur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Milki (under 2 km), Maniarpur (under 2 km) and Rampur Siwan (under 2 km).

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

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