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About Dhanaura Village

Dhanaura is a large village in Garkha tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,173, made up of 1,098 males and 1,075 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.01 hectares hectares.

Dhanaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanaura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Garkha
Area (hectares) 87.01 hectares
Population 2,173
Male Population 1,098
Female Population 1,075
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
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 Dhanaura compares

By the 2011 count Dhanaura is the 45th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents. Its 87.01 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Dhanaura

The census records public bus service for Dhanaura 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 Dhanaura from other places

Dhanaura lies about 44 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Dumri Juara, about 1.6 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 Dhanaura
Nearest railway station Dumri Juara 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Garkha 9.1 km
Nearest town Maner 12 km
District headquarters Saran 44 km

Villages closest to Dhanaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanaura village had a population of 2,173. That makes it the 45th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents.

Dhanaura village has 1,098 males and 1,075 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanaura has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Dhanaura covers 87.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhanaura falls under Garkha tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhanaura is Dumri Juara, about 1.6 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 Dhanaura.

Dhanaura is about 44 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanaura is in Garkha tehsil of Saran district. Dumri Juara is about 1.6 km away. Garkha is about 9.1 km away. Maner 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 Narawn (under 2 km), Kothia (under 2 km) and Moazampur (under 2 km).

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

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