About Dhobgawan Village

Dhobgawan is a large village in Keotiranway tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,160, made up of 1,146 males and 1,014 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhobgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobgawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Keotiranway
Pincode	847237
Area (hectares)	142 hectares
Population	2,160
Male Population	1,146
Female Population	1,014
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	885
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhobgawan compares

By the 2011 count Dhobgawan is the 36th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Dhobgawan

Dhobgawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhobgawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chhachha, Chhatwan, Dalwa and Darma. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dhobgawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobgawan village had a population of 2,160. That makes it the 36th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Dhobgawan village has 1,146 males and 1,014 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobgawan has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Dhobgawan is 847237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhobgawan covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhobgawan falls under Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The census record for Dhobgawan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Dhobgawan is in Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.