About Dhob Village

Dhob is a large village in Sherghati tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,104, made up of 1,088 males and 1,016 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318 hectares hectares.

Dhob Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhob village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Sherghati
Area (hectares)	318 hectares
Population	2,104
Male Population	1,088
Female Population	1,016
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
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 Dhob compares

By the 2011 count Dhob is the 17th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 318 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Dhob

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

Dhob lies about 50 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Dev Road Halt, about 26 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 Dhob
Tehsil headquarters	Sherghati	24 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	24 km
Nearest railway station	Dev Road Halt	26 km
District headquarters	Gaya	50 km

Villages closest to Dhob

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhob village had a population of 2,104. That makes it the 17th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Dhob village has 1,088 males and 1,016 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhob has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Dhob covers 318 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhob falls under Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhob is Dev Road Halt, about 26 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 Dhob.

Dhob is about 50 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhob is in Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghati is about 24 km away. Sherghāti is about 24 km away. Dev Road Halt is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.