About Dholbaja Village

Dholbaja is one of the larger villages in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,139, made up of 4,579 males and 4,560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 634 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854344, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholbaja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholbaja village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Forbesganj
Pincode	854344
Area (hectares)	634 hectares
Population	9,139
Male Population	4,579
Female Population	4,560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Dholbaja compares

By the 2011 count Dholbaja is the 8th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 634 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Dholbaja

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

How far is Dholbaja from other places

Dholbaja lies about 27 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Forbesganj Junction, about 3.8 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 Dholbaja
Nearest railway station	Forbesganj Junction	3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Forbesganj	4.0 km
District headquarters	Araria	27 km

Villages closest to Dholbaja

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

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Common questions about Dholbaja

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholbaja village had a population of 9,139. That makes it the 8th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Dholbaja village has 4,579 males and 4,560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholbaja has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Dholbaja is 854344. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dholbaja covers 634 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dholbaja falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dholbaja is Forbesganj Junction, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Dholbaja.

Dholbaja is about 27 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dholbaja is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Forbesganj Junction is about 3.8 km away. Forbesganj is about 4.0 km away. Araria is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.