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About Dhobni Village

Dhobni is a large village in Lauriya tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,760, made up of 1,982 males and 1,778 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhobni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Lauriya
Pincode 845449
Area (hectares) 273.2 hectares
Population 3,760
Male Population 1,982
Female Population 1,778
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhobni compares

By the 2011 count Dhobni is the 19th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,534 residents. Its 273.2 hectares work out to about 14 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 909.

Getting to Dhobni

The census records public bus service for Dhobni as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhobni from other places

Dhobni lies about 2.4 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Sathi, about 3.4 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 Dhobni
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Sathi 3.4 km
Nearest town Chanpatia 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Lauriya 7.8 km

Villages closest to Dhobni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobni village had a population of 3,760. That makes it the 19th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,534 residents.

Dhobni village has 1,982 males and 1,778 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobni has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Dhobni is 845449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhobni covers 273.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhobni falls under Lauriya tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhobni is Sathi, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhobni.

Dhobni is about 2.4 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobni is in Lauriya tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Pashchim Champaran is about 2.4 km away. Sathi is about 3.4 km away. Chanpatia is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsauna (under 2 km), Dharampur (under 2 km) and Langra Barwa (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dhobni today is likely to be higher.

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