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About Doghra Village

Doghra is a mid sized village in Bihta tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,829, made up of 955 males and 874 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares.

Doghra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Doghra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Bihta
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 1,829
Male Population 955
Female Population 874
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
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 Doghra compares

By the 2011 count Doghra is the 45th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,437 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 900.

Getting to Doghra

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

Doghra lies about 24 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Patel Halt, about 3.2 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 Doghra
Nearest railway station Patel Halt 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bihta 4.3 km
Nearest town Bihtā 4.3 km
District headquarters Patna 24 km

Villages closest to Doghra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Doghra village had a population of 1,829. That makes it the 45th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,437 residents.

Doghra village has 955 males and 874 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Doghra has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 900.

Doghra covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Doghra falls under Bihta tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Doghra is Patel Halt, about 3.2 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 - 10 km distance for Doghra.

Doghra is about 24 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Doghra is in Bihta tehsil of Patna district. Patel Halt is about 3.2 km away. Bihta is about 4.3 km away. Bihtā is about 4.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kutlupur (under 2 km), Daulatpur Semri (under 2 km) and Parkhotimpur Painathi (1.5 km).

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

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