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About Dhobri Village

Dhobri is a mid sized village in Modanganj tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 949, made up of 502 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares.

Dhobri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Modanganj
Area (hectares) 84 hectares
Population 949
Male Population 502
Female Population 447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhobri compares

By the 2011 count Dhobri is the 34th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Dhobri

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

Dhobri lies about 16 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Teneri Halt, about 11 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 Dhobri
Nearest railway station Teneri Halt 11 km
Nearest town Masaurhi Buzurg 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Modanganj 16 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 16 km

Villages closest to Dhobri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobri village had a population of 949. That makes it the 34th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents.

Dhobri village has 502 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobri has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Dhobri covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhobri falls under Modanganj tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhobri is Teneri Halt, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhobri.

Dhobri is about 16 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobri is in Modanganj tehsil of Jehanabad district. Teneri Halt is about 11 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 13 km away. Modanganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kauria (under 2 km), Habalipur (1.6 km) and Dewara (1.9 km).

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

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