About Dhobinia Village

Dhobinia is a large village in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,569, made up of 1,305 males and 1,264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395.8 hectares hectares.

Dhobinia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobinia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Raniganj
Area (hectares)	395.8 hectares
Population	2,569
Male Population	1,305
Female Population	1,264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhobinia compares

By the 2011 count Dhobinia is the 55th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 395.8 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Dhobinia

Dhobinia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhobinia as Available within village. 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhobinia from other places

Dhobinia lies about 21 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 12 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 Dhobinia
Nearest railway station	Kusiargaon	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raniganj	16 km
District headquarters	Araria	21 km
Nearest town	Arāria	21 km

Villages closest to Dhobinia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobinia village had a population of 2,569. That makes it the 55th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Dhobinia village has 1,305 males and 1,264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobinia has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Dhobinia covers 395.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhobinia falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhobinia is Kusiargaon, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhobinia.

Dhobinia is about 21 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobinia is in Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Kusiargaon is about 12 km away. Raniganj is about 16 km away. Araria is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.