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About Doria Village

Doria is a mid sized village in Terhagachh tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,847, made up of 936 males and 911 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129 hectares hectares.

Doria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Doria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Terhagachh
Area (hectares) 129 hectares
Population 1,847
Male Population 936
Female Population 911
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Doria compares

By the 2011 count Doria is the 23rd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,815 residents. Its 129 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Doria

Doria is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Doria as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 39 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 27 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 Terhagachh 6.6 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 18 km
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 27 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 39 km

Villages closest to Doria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Terhagachh 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 1,847. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,815 residents.

Doria village has 936 males and 911 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Doria has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Doria covers 129 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Doria falls under Terhagachh tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Doria is Pawakhali, about 27 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 10+ km distance for Doria.

Doria is about 39 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 Terhagachh tehsil of Kishanganj district. Terhagachh is about 6.6 km away. Bahādurganj is about 18 km away. Pawakhali is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lodhabari (under 2 km), Pharhabari (under 2 km) and Pharhabari Milik (under 2 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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