About Dhangaraha Village

Dhangaraha is one of the larger villages in Baniapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,573, made up of 4,272 males and 4,301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 513 hectares hectares.

Dhangaraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhangaraha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Baniapur
Area (hectares)	513 hectares
Population	8,573
Male Population	4,272
Female Population	4,301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhangaraha compares

By the 2011 count Dhangaraha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents. Its 513 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Dhangaraha

Dhangaraha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhangaraha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhangaraha from other places

Dhangaraha lies about 9.3 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Parsa Kerwan Halt, 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 Dhangaraha
District headquarters	Saran	9.3 km
Nearest railway station	Parsa Kerwan Halt	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baniapur	15 km
Nearest town	Marhaura	17 km

Villages closest to Dhangaraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhangaraha village had a population of 8,573. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents.

Dhangaraha village has 4,272 males and 4,301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhangaraha has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

Dhangaraha covers 513 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhangaraha falls under Baniapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhangaraha is Parsa Kerwan Halt, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhangaraha.

Dhangaraha is about 9.3 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhangaraha is in Baniapur tehsil of Saran district. Saran is about 9.3 km away. Parsa Kerwan Halt is about 13 km away. Baniapur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.