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About Dhobni Village

Dhobni is a mid sized village in Mainatanr tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,545, made up of 819 males and 726 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845306, 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 Mainatanr
Pincode 845306
Area (hectares) 261.1 hectares
Population 1,545
Male Population 819
Female Population 726
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
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 Dhobni compares

By the 2011 count Dhobni is the 47th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,059 residents. Its 261.1 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Dhobni

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

Dhobni lies about 21 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Gokhula, about 8.6 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
Tehsil headquarters Mainatanr 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Gokhula 8.6 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 14 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 21 km

Villages closest to Dhobni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mainatanr 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 1,545. That makes it the 47th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,059 residents.

Dhobni village has 819 males and 726 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobni has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Dhobni is 845306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhobni covers 261.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhobni is Gokhula, about 8.6 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 Dhobni.

Dhobni is about 21 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 Mainatanr tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Mainatanr is about 5.4 km away. Gokhula is about 8.6 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chiutaha (1.6 km), Baudh Barwa (1.9 km) and Asogwa (1.9 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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