About Dobhi Village

Dobhi is a mid sized village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,321, made up of 716 males and 605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25 hectares hectares.

Dobhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dobhi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Sonhaula
Area (hectares)	25 hectares
Population	1,321
Male Population	716
Female Population	605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	845
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dobhi compares

By the 2011 count Dobhi is the 53rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 25 hectares work out to about 53 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Dobhi

Dobhi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dobhi as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dobhi from other places

Dobhi lies about 25 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 7.9 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 Dobhi
Nearest railway station	Ghogha	7.9 km
Nearest town	Colgong	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sonhaula	25 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	25 km

Villages closest to Dobhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dobhi village had a population of 1,321. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Dobhi village has 716 males and 605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dobhi has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

Dobhi covers 25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 53 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dobhi falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dobhi is Ghogha, about 7.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dobhi.

Dobhi is about 25 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dobhi is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ghogha is about 7.9 km away. Colgong is about 14 km away. Sonhaula is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.