About Dodwar Village

Dodwar is one of the larger villages in Jainagar tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,418, made up of 3,397 males and 3,021 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 483.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dodwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dodwar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Jainagar
Pincode	847226
Area (hectares)	483.4 hectares
Population	6,418
Male Population	3,397
Female Population	3,021
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dodwar compares

By the 2011 count Dodwar is the 11th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 8,187 residents. Its 483.4 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Dodwar

Dodwar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dodwar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dodwar from other places

Dodwar lies about 24 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Korahia, about 2.4 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 Dodwar
Nearest railway station	Korahia	2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jainagar	4.9 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	24 km

Villages closest to Dodwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dodwar village had a population of 6,418. That makes it the 11th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 8,187 residents.

Dodwar village has 3,397 males and 3,021 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dodwar has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Dodwar is 847226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dodwar covers 483.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dodwar falls under Jainagar tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dodwar is Korahia, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dodwar.

Dodwar is about 24 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dodwar is in Jainagar tehsil of Madhubani district. Korahia is about 2.4 km away. Jainagar is about 4.9 km away. Madhubani is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.