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About Dhanjuri Village

Dhanjuri is a mid sized village in Barhait tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 629, made up of 337 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanjuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanjuri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barhait
Pincode 816109
Area (hectares) 176.78 hectares
Population 629
Male Population 337
Female Population 292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanjuri compares

By the 2011 count Dhanjuri is the 59th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 176.78 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Dhanjuri

Dhanjuri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhanjuri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dhanjuri from other places

Dhanjuri lies about 18 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 Dhanjuri
Nearest railway station Taljhari 6.1 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhait 18 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 18 km

Villages closest to Dhanjuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanjuri village had a population of 629. That makes it the 59th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Dhanjuri village has 337 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanjuri has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Dhanjuri is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanjuri covers 176.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanjuri falls under Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhanjuri is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 <5 km distance for Dhanjuri.

Dhanjuri is about 18 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanjuri is in Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district. Taljhari is about 6.1 km away. Rājmahal is about 15 km away. Barhait is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Argandi (under 2 km), Bastadih (under 2 km) and Bedomori (under 2 km).

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

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