About Dhobwalia Village

Dhobwalia is a large village in Tetaria tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,791, made up of 1,507 males and 1,284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares.

Dhobwalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobwalia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Tetaria
Area (hectares)	112 hectares
Population	2,791
Male Population	1,507
Female Population	1,284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	852
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhobwalia compares

By the 2011 count Dhobwalia is the 15th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,235 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Dhobwalia

Dhobwalia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhobwalia 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhobwalia from other places

Dhobwalia 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 Dhobwalia
Nearest railway station	Pipra	4.9 km
Nearest town	Chākia	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tetaria	19 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	28 km

Villages closest to Dhobwalia

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

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Common questions about Dhobwalia

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobwalia village had a population of 2,791. That makes it the 15th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,235 residents.

Dhobwalia village has 1,507 males and 1,284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobwalia has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 895.

Dhobwalia covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhobwalia falls under Tetaria tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhobwalia is Pipra, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dhobwalia.

Dhobwalia 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.

Dhobwalia is in Tetaria tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Pipra is about 4.9 km away. Chākia is about 5.6 km away. Tetaria is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.