About Dohar Village

Dohar is one of the larger villages in Bahadurganj tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,303, made up of 2,930 males and 3,373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,151 females per 1000 males. The village covers 607 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dohar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dohar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Bahadurganj
Pincode	855101
Area (hectares)	607 hectares
Population	6,303
Male Population	2,930
Female Population	3,373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,151
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dohar compares

By the 2011 count Dohar is the 6th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,128 residents. Its 607 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Dohar

Dohar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dohar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dohar from other places

Dohar lies about 22 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 21 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 Dohar
Tehsil headquarters	Bahadurganj	5.9 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	5.9 km
Nearest railway station	Pawakhali	21 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	22 km

Villages closest to Dohar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dohar village had a population of 6,303. That makes it the 6th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,128 residents.

Dohar village has 2,930 males and 3,373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dohar has about 1151 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Dohar is 855101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dohar covers 607 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dohar falls under Bahadurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dohar is Pawakhali, about 21 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 village for Dohar.

Dohar is about 22 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dohar is in Bahadurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district. Bahadurganj is about 5.9 km away. Bahādurganj is about 5.9 km away. Pawakhali is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.