About Dhankaul Village

Dhankaul is a mid sized village in Ariari tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,670, made up of 837 males and 833 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.27 hectares hectares.

Dhankaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhankaul village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sheikhpura
Tehsil	Ariari
Area (hectares)	209.27 hectares
Population	1,670
Male Population	837
Female Population	833
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhankaul compares

By the 2011 count Dhankaul is the 23rd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents. Its 209.27 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Dhankaul

Dhankaul is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhankaul as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhankaul from other places

Dhankaul lies about 7.2 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Kusumha Bihar, 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 Dhankaul
Nearest railway station	Kusumha Bihar	1.6 km
District headquarters	Sheikhpura	7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ariari	8.8 km

Villages closest to Dhankaul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhankaul village had a population of 1,670. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents.

Dhankaul village has 837 males and 833 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhankaul has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Dhankaul covers 209.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhankaul falls under Ariari tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhankaul is Kusumha Bihar, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhankaul.

Dhankaul is about 7.2 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhankaul is in Ariari tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Kusumha Bihar is about 1.6 km away. Sheikhpura is about 7.2 km away. Ariari is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.