About Dhobi Chak Village

Dhobi Chak is a small village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 75 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20 hectares hectares.

Dhobi Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobi Chak village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Gurua
Area (hectares)	20 hectares
Population	144
Male Population	75
Female Population	69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
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 Dhobi Chak compares

By the 2011 count Dhobi Chak is the 156th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 20 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Dhobi Chak

Dhobi Chak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhobi Chak 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 Dhobi Chak from other places

Dhobi Chak lies about 27 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 13 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 Dhobi Chak
Tehsil headquarters	Gurua	3.3 km
Nearest railway station	Guraru	13 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	16 km
District headquarters	Gaya	27 km

Villages closest to Dhobi Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gurua 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 Dhobi Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobi Chak village had a population of 144. That makes it the 156th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Dhobi Chak village has 75 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobi Chak has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Dhobi Chak covers 20 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhobi Chak falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhobi Chak is Guraru, about 13 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 Dhobi Chak.

Dhobi Chak is about 27 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobi Chak is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 3.3 km away. Guraru is about 13 km away. Sherghāti is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.