About Dhobidih Village

Dhobidih is a mid sized village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,080, made up of 582 males and 498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhobidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobidih village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Rajaun
Pincode	813105
Area (hectares)	91 hectares
Population	1,080
Male Population	582
Female Population	498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	856
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhobidih compares

By the 2011 count Dhobidih is the 69th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Dhobidih

Dhobidih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhobidih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dhobidih from other places

Dhobidih lies about 35 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Kamarganj, about 15 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 Dhobidih
Nearest town	Kharagpur	13 km
Nearest railway station	Kamarganj	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajaun	33 km
District headquarters	Banka	35 km

Villages closest to Dhobidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobidih village had a population of 1,080. That makes it the 69th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Dhobidih village has 582 males and 498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobidih has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Dhobidih is 813105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhobidih covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhobidih falls under Rajaun tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhobidih is Kamarganj, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhobidih.

Dhobidih is about 35 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobidih is in Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 13 km away. Kamarganj is about 15 km away. Rajaun is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.