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About Doman Village

Doman is a large village in Bakhtiarpur tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,128, made up of 2,140 males and 1,988 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244 hectares hectares.

Doman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Doman village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Bakhtiarpur
Area (hectares) 244 hectares
Population 4,128
Male Population 2,140
Female Population 1,988
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Doman compares

By the 2011 count Doman is the 12th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,455 residents. Its 244 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, though that is well above the tehsil average of 874.

Getting to Doman

Doman is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Doman 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Doman from other places

Doman lies about 37 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Salim Pur Bihar, about under 2 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 Doman
Nearest railway station Salim Pur Bihar under 2 km
Nearest town Bakhtiyārpur 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bakhtiarpur 5.9 km
District headquarters Patna 37 km

Villages closest to Doman

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Doman village had a population of 4,128. That makes it the 12th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,455 residents.

Doman village has 2,140 males and 1,988 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Doman has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 874.

Doman covers 244 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Doman falls under Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Doman is Salim Pur Bihar, about under 2 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 km distance for Doman.

Doman is about 37 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Doman is in Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Patna district. Salim Pur Bihar is about under 2 km away. Bakhtiyārpur is about 5.6 km away. Bakhtiarpur is about 5.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mogalpura (under 2 km), Lakhanpura (under 2 km) and Karauta (under 2 km).

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

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