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About Dogachh Village

Dogachh is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,759, made up of 918 males and 841 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269 hectares hectares.

Dogachh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dogachh village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barsoi
Area (hectares) 269 hectares
Population 1,759
Male Population 918
Female Population 841
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dogachh compares

By the 2011 count Dogachh is the 62nd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 269 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Dogachh

Dogachh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dogachh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dogachh from other places

Dogachh lies about 42 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kachna, about 10 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 Dogachh
Nearest railway station Kachna 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsoi 10 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 15 km
District headquarters Katihar 42 km

Villages closest to Dogachh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dogachh village had a population of 1,759. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Dogachh village has 918 males and 841 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dogachh has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Dogachh covers 269 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dogachh falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dogachh is Kachna, about 10 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 km distance for Dogachh.

Dogachh is about 42 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dogachh is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Kachna is about 10 km away. Barsoi is about 10 km away. Rāiganj is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baldogachhi (under 2 km), Basantpur (under 2 km) and Basantpur Milik (under 2 km).

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

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