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About Dhansipatti Village

Dhansipatti is a small village in Basantpur tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 138 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6 hectares hectares.

Dhansipatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhansipatti village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Basantpur
Area (hectares) 6 hectares
Population 255
Male Population 138
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
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 Dhansipatti compares

By the 2011 count Dhansipatti is the 78th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,086 residents. Its 6 hectares work out to about 42 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 927.

Getting to Dhansipatti

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

Dhansipatti lies about 98 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Jalalgarh, about 3.5 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 Dhansipatti
Nearest railway station Jalalgarh 3.5 km
Nearest town Kasba 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Basantpur 24 km
District headquarters Supaul 98 km

Villages closest to Dhansipatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhansipatti village had a population of 255. That makes it the 78th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,086 residents.

Dhansipatti village has 138 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhansipatti has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Dhansipatti covers 6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhansipatti falls under Basantpur tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhansipatti is Jalalgarh, about 3.5 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 Dhansipatti.

Dhansipatti is about 98 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhansipatti is in Basantpur tehsil of Supaul district. Jalalgarh is about 3.5 km away. Kasba is about 9.4 km away. Basantpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baisi Chakla (4.0 km), Parwaha Chakla (4.0 km) and Dumri Milik (6.1 km).

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

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