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About Dhana Dih Village

Dhana Dih is a mid sized village in Ekma tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,040, made up of 496 males and 544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhana Dih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhana Dih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Ekma
Pincode 841212
Area (hectares) 54 hectares
Population 1,040
Male Population 496
Female Population 544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,097
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhana Dih compares

By the 2011 count Dhana Dih is the 62nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents. Its 54 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Dhana Dih

The census records public bus service for Dhana Dih as Available within <5 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 Dhana Dih from other places

Dhana Dih lies about 14 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Mahendranath Halt, about 1.7 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 Dhana Dih
Nearest railway station Mahendranath Halt 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Ekma 5.0 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 13 km
District headquarters Saran 14 km

Villages closest to Dhana Dih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ekma 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 Dhana Dih

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhana Dih village had a population of 1,040. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents.

Dhana Dih village has 496 males and 544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhana Dih has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Dhana Dih is 841212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhana Dih covers 54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhana Dih falls under Ekma tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhana Dih is Mahendranath Halt, about 1.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhana Dih.

Dhana Dih is about 14 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhana Dih is in Ekma tehsil of Saran district. Mahendranath Halt is about 1.7 km away. Ekma is about 5.0 km away. Mahārājgani is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tola Ranglal (under 2 km), Lakat Chhapra (1.6 km) and Bansi Chhapra (1.7 km).

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

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