About Dhobinia Village

Dhobinia is a mid sized village in Pothia tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,586, made up of 838 males and 748 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 285.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhobinia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobinia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Pothia
Pincode	855107
Area (hectares)	285.3 hectares
Population	1,586
Male Population	838
Female Population	748
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	893
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhobinia compares

By the 2011 count Dhobinia is the 55th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 285.3 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Dhobinia

Dhobinia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhobinia 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 Dhobinia from other places

Dhobinia lies about 116 km from Kishanganj. 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 Dhobinia
Nearest town	Naugachhia	2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pothia	23 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	116 km

Villages closest to Dhobinia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobinia village had a population of 1,586. That makes it the 55th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Dhobinia village has 838 males and 748 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobinia has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Dhobinia is 855107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhobinia covers 285.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhobinia falls under Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The census record for Dhobinia notes the nearest railway station 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 Dhobinia.

Dhobinia is about 116 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobinia is in Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district. Naugachhia is about 2.5 km away. Pothia is about 23 km away. Kishanganj is about 116 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.