About Dhodhia Village

Dhodhia is one of the larger villages in Kharik tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,726, made up of 4,178 males and 3,548 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 949 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 853202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhodhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhodhia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Kharik
Pincode	853202
Area (hectares)	949 hectares
Population	7,726
Male Population	4,178
Female Population	3,548
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	849
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Dhodhia compares

By the 2011 count Dhodhia is the 5th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 6,038 residents. Its 949 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 882.

Getting to Dhodhia

Dhodhia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhodhia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhodhia from other places

Dhodhia lies about 20 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Kharik, about 3.0 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 Dhodhia
Nearest railway station	Kharik	3.0 km
Nearest town	Naugachhia	7.5 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	20 km

Villages closest to Dhodhia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhodhia village had a population of 7,726. That makes it the 5th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,038 residents.

Dhodhia village has 4,178 males and 3,548 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhodhia has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 882.

The pincode recorded for Dhodhia is 853202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhodhia covers 949 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhodhia falls under Kharik tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhodhia is Kharik, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhodhia.

Dhodhia is about 20 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhodhia is in Kharik tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Kharik is about 3.0 km away. Naugachhia is about 7.5 km away. Bhagalpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.