About Dhobi Bigha Village

Dhobi Bigha is a mid sized village in Asthawan tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,585, made up of 824 males and 761 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares.

Dhobi Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobi Bigha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Asthawan
Area (hectares)	94 hectares
Population	1,585
Male Population	824
Female Population	761
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
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 Dhobi Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Dhobi Bigha is the 36th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Dhobi Bigha

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

Dhobi Bigha lies about 23 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Bihar Sharif Junction, about 10 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 Dhobi Bigha
Nearest town	Barbigha	9.4 km
Nearest railway station	Bihar Sharif Junction	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Asthawan	23 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	23 km

Villages closest to Dhobi Bigha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Asthawan 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 Dhobi Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobi Bigha village had a population of 1,585. That makes it the 36th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents.

Dhobi Bigha village has 824 males and 761 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobi Bigha has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Dhobi Bigha covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhobi Bigha falls under Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhobi Bigha is Bihar Sharif Junction, about 10 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 Dhobi Bigha.

Dhobi Bigha is about 23 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobi Bigha is in Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district. Barbigha is about 9.4 km away. Bihar Sharif Junction is about 10 km away. Asthawan is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.