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About Dhobaulia Village

Dhobaulia is a large village in Manjha tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,488, made up of 1,202 males and 1,286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhobaulia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobaulia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Manjha
Pincode 841428
Area (hectares) 72 hectares
Population 2,488
Male Population 1,202
Female Population 1,286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhobaulia compares

By the 2011 count Dhobaulia is the 24th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,939 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Dhobaulia

Dhobaulia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhobaulia 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhobaulia from other places

Dhobaulia lies about 39 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about under 2 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 Dhobaulia
Nearest railway station Bishunpur Mahuari Halt under 2 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Manjha 31 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 39 km

Villages closest to Dhobaulia

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

Common questions about Dhobaulia

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobaulia village had a population of 2,488. That makes it the 24th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,939 residents.

Dhobaulia village has 1,202 males and 1,286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobaulia has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1060.

The pincode recorded for Dhobaulia is 841428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhobaulia covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhobaulia falls under Manjha tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhobaulia is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Dhobaulia is about 39 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobaulia is in Manjha tehsil of Gopalganj district. Bishunpur Mahuari Halt is about under 2 km away. Mahārājgani is about 4.7 km away. Manjha is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deuria (2.9 km), Misraulia (6.3 km) and Santpur (9.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dhobaulia today is likely to be higher.

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