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About Dhobauliya Village

Dhobauliya is a large village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,108, made up of 1,114 males and 994 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845416, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhobauliya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobauliya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Chakia
Pincode 845416
Area (hectares) 272.7 hectares
Population 2,108
Male Population 1,114
Female Population 994
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhobauliya compares

By the 2011 count Dhobauliya is the 39th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,550 residents. Its 272.7 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Dhobauliya

Dhobauliya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhobauliya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dhobauliya from other places

Dhobauliya lies about 28 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Pipra, about 4.9 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 Dhobauliya
Nearest railway station Pipra 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 5.6 km
Nearest town Chākia 5.6 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 28 km

Villages closest to Dhobauliya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobauliya village had a population of 2,108. That makes it the 39th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,550 residents.

Dhobauliya village has 1,114 males and 994 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobauliya has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Dhobauliya is 845416. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhobauliya covers 272.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhobauliya falls under Chakia tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhobauliya is Pipra, about 4.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhobauliya.

Dhobauliya is about 28 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobauliya is in Chakia tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Pipra is about 4.9 km away. Chakia is about 5.6 km away. Chākia is about 5.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kunria (under 2 km), Ram Karan Pakri (under 2 km) and Laukaha (1.6 km).

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

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