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About Dhanauti Village

Dhanauti is a mid sized village in Guthani tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,243, made up of 583 males and 660 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,132 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35 hectares hectares.

Dhanauti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanauti village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Guthani
Area (hectares) 35 hectares
Population 1,243
Male Population 583
Female Population 660
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,132
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhanauti compares

By the 2011 count Dhanauti is the 33rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents. Its 35 hectares work out to about 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Dhanauti

Dhanauti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanauti as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhanauti from other places

Dhanauti lies about 8.3 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, 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 Dhanauti
Nearest railway station Jiradei 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Guthani 8.3 km
District headquarters Siwan 8.3 km
Nearest town Siwān 8.3 km

Villages closest to Dhanauti

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 Dhanauti

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanauti village had a population of 1,243. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents.

Dhanauti village has 583 males and 660 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanauti has about 1132 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Dhanauti covers 35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhanauti falls under Guthani tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhanauti is Jiradei, about 3.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhanauti.

Dhanauti is about 8.3 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanauti is in Guthani tehsil of Siwan district. Jiradei is about 3.9 km away. Guthani is about 8.3 km away. Siwan is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Misrauli (4.7 km), Bhalua (6.1 km) and Balua (8.5 km).

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

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