About Dobhi Village

Dobhi is one of the larger villages in Dobhi tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,741, made up of 3,005 males and 2,736 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253 hectares hectares.

Dobhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dobhi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Dobhi
Area (hectares)	253 hectares
Population	5,741
Male Population	3,005
Female Population	2,736
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dobhi compares

By the 2011 count Dobhi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 253 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

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 5 - 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 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 31 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 29 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 town	Sherghāti	12 km
Nearest railway station	Tankuppa	29 km
District headquarters	Gaya	31 km

Villages closest to Dobhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dobhi 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 5,741. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Dobhi village has 3,005 males and 2,736 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dobhi has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Dobhi covers 253 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dobhi falls under Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dobhi is Tankuppa, about 29 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Dobhi is about 31 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dobhi is in Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghāti is about 12 km away. Tankuppa is about 29 km away. Gaya is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.