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About Dhankhar Village

Dhankhar is a mid sized village in Hussainganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 976, made up of 528 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhankhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhankhar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Hussainganj
Pincode 841226
Area (hectares) 59 hectares
Population 976
Male Population 528
Female Population 448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhankhar compares

By the 2011 count Dhankhar is the 41st largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,062 residents. Its 59 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Dhankhar

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

How far is Dhankhar from other places

Dhankhar lies about 5.5 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Siwan Junction, about 4.3 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 Dhankhar
Nearest railway station Siwan Junction 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Hussainganj 5.5 km
District headquarters Siwan 5.5 km
Nearest town Siwān 5.5 km

Villages closest to Dhankhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhankhar village had a population of 976. That makes it the 41st largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,062 residents.

Dhankhar village has 528 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhankhar has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Dhankhar is 841226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhankhar covers 59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhankhar falls under Hussainganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhankhar is Siwan Junction, about 4.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhankhar.

Dhankhar is about 5.5 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhankhar is in Hussainganj tehsil of Siwan district. Siwan Junction is about 4.3 km away. Hussainganj is about 5.5 km away. Siwan is about 5.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hathauri (under 2 km), Chhata (under 2 km) and Markan (under 2 km).

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

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