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About Dhankaul Village

Dhankaul is a large village in Patepur tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,535, made up of 1,845 males and 1,690 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129 hectares hectares.

Dhankaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhankaul village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Patepur
Area (hectares) 129 hectares
Population 3,535
Male Population 1,845
Female Population 1,690
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhankaul compares

By the 2011 count Dhankaul is the 37th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,682 residents. Its 129 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Dhankaul

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

Dhankaul lies about 107 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Barauni Junction, about 5.8 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 Dhankaul
Nearest town Barauni 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Barauni Junction 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Patepur 25 km
District headquarters Vaishali 107 km

Villages closest to Dhankaul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhankaul village had a population of 3,535. That makes it the 37th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,682 residents.

Dhankaul village has 1,845 males and 1,690 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhankaul has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Dhankaul covers 129 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhankaul falls under Patepur tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhankaul is Barauni Junction, about 5.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhankaul.

Dhankaul is about 107 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhankaul is in Patepur tehsil of Vaishali district. Barauni is about 5.4 km away. Barauni Junction is about 5.8 km away. Patepur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banchar (under 2 km), Bhagwanpur Kaiju (4.0 km) and Bhagwanpur Khajuri (4.0 km).

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

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