About Dhobwal Village

Dhobwal is a mid sized village in Bijaipur tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,151, made up of 589 males and 562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares.

Dhobwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobwal village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gopalganj
Tehsil	Bijaipur
Area (hectares)	157 hectares
Population	1,151
Male Population	589
Female Population	562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
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 Dhobwal compares

By the 2011 count Dhobwal is the 39th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1101.

Getting to Dhobwal

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

Dhobwal lies about 40 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Bhatni Junction, about 14 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 Dhobwal
Nearest town	Kataiya	12 km
Nearest railway station	Bhatni Junction	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bijaipur	32 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	40 km

Villages closest to Dhobwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobwal village had a population of 1,151. That makes it the 39th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Dhobwal village has 589 males and 562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobwal has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1101.

Dhobwal covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhobwal falls under Bijaipur tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhobwal is Bhatni Junction, about 14 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 Dhobwal.

Dhobwal is about 40 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobwal is in Bijaipur tehsil of Gopalganj district. Kataiya is about 12 km away. Bhatni Junction is about 14 km away. Bijaipur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.