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About Dogharia Village

Dogharia is a small village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 67, made up of 34 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854327, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dogharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dogharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Pincode 854327
Area (hectares) 56 hectares
Population 67
Male Population 34
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dogharia compares

By the 2011 count Dogharia is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 56 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Dogharia

Dogharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dogharia 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dogharia from other places

Dogharia lies about 22 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Garh Banaili, about 10 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 Dogharia
Nearest railway station Garh Banaili 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Amour 11 km
Nearest town Kasba 11 km
District headquarters Purnia 22 km

Villages closest to Dogharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dogharia village had a population of 67. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Dogharia village has 34 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dogharia has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Dogharia is 854327. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dogharia covers 56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dogharia falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dogharia is Garh Banaili, about 10 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 km distance for Dogharia.

Dogharia is about 22 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dogharia is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Garh Banaili is about 10 km away. Amour is about 11 km away. Kasba is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakaunia (under 2 km), Routi (under 2 km) and Hakka (1.6 km).

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

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