About Doia Village

Doia is one of the larger villages in Noorsarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,647, made up of 2,960 males and 2,687 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 375 hectares hectares.

Doia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Doia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Noorsarai
Area (hectares)	375 hectares
Population	5,647
Male Population	2,960
Female Population	2,687
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
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 Doia compares

By the 2011 count Doia is the 8th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents. Its 375 hectares work out to about 15 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 927.

Getting to Doia

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

Doia lies about 7.3 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Dekpura Halt, about 4.8 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 Doia
Nearest railway station	Dekpura Halt	4.8 km
Nearest town	Bihār Sharīf	5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Noorsarai	7.3 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	7.3 km

Villages closest to Doia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Doia village had a population of 5,647. That makes it the 8th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents.

Doia village has 2,960 males and 2,687 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Doia has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Doia covers 375 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Doia falls under Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Doia is Dekpura Halt, about 4.8 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 Doia.

Doia is about 7.3 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Doia is in Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Dekpura Halt is about 4.8 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 5.2 km away. Noorsarai is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.