About Dharsani Village

Dharsani is a large village in Barbigha tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,303, made up of 1,232 males and 1,071 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194.29 hectares hectares.

Dharsani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharsani village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sheikhpura
Tehsil	Barbigha
Area (hectares)	194.29 hectares
Population	2,303
Male Population	1,232
Female Population	1,071
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	869
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharsani compares

By the 2011 count Dharsani is the 10th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents. Its 194.29 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Dharsani

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

How far is Dharsani from other places

Dharsani lies about 11 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 3.9 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 Dharsani
Nearest railway station	Sarsa Jamalpur	3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barbigha	5.0 km
District headquarters	Sheikhpura	11 km

Villages closest to Dharsani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharsani village had a population of 2,303. That makes it the 10th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents.

Dharsani village has 1,232 males and 1,071 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharsani has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Dharsani covers 194.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharsani falls under Barbigha tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharsani is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 3.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dharsani.

Dharsani is about 11 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharsani is in Barbigha tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 3.9 km away. Barbigha is about 5.0 km away. Sheikhpura is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.