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About Doria Village

Doria is a small village in Dighalbank tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 472, made up of 233 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Doria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Doria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Dighalbank
Pincode 855101
Area (hectares) 204 hectares
Population 472
Male Population 233
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
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 Doria compares

By the 2011 count Doria is the 64th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents. Its 204 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Doria

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

Doria lies about 38 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 13 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 Doria
Tehsil headquarters Dighalbank 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 13 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 22 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 38 km

Villages closest to Doria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Doria village had a population of 472. That makes it the 64th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents.

Doria village has 233 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Doria has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

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

Doria covers 204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Doria falls under Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Doria is Pawakhali, about 13 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 Doria.

Doria is about 38 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Doria is in Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district. Dighalbank is about 5.1 km away. Pawakhali is about 13 km away. Bahādurganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panchgachhi (under 2 km), Mulabari (1.6 km) and Dhanola (2.0 km).

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

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