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About Dhaula Village

Dhaula is a small village in Guthani tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 159, made up of 71 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,239 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841435, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaula village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Guthani
Pincode 841435
Area (hectares) 49 hectares
Population 159
Male Population 71
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,239
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 Dhaula compares

By the 2011 count Dhaula is the 91st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Dhaula

Dhaula is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhaula 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 Dhaula from other places

Dhaula lies about 28 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Mairwa, about 9.8 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 Dhaula
Nearest railway station Mairwa 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Guthani 28 km
District headquarters Siwan 28 km

Villages closest to Dhaula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaula village had a population of 159. That makes it the 91st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents.

Dhaula village has 71 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaula has about 1239 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Dhaula is 841435. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaula covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhaula falls under Guthani tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhaula is Mairwa, about 9.8 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 Dhaula.

Dhaula is about 28 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaula is in Guthani tehsil of Siwan district. Mairwa is about 9.8 km away. Guthani is about 28 km away. Siwan is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tanrwa Tiwari (under 2 km), Khap Jataur (1.6 km) and Kelharua (1.7 km).

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

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