About Dhobinia Village

Dhobinia is a large village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,339, made up of 1,197 males and 1,142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188 hectares hectares.

Dhobinia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobinia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Baisa
Area (hectares)	188 hectares
Population	2,339
Male Population	1,197
Female Population	1,142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
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 Dhobinia compares

By the 2011 count Dhobinia is the 27th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 188 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Dhobinia

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

Dhobinia lies about 42 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 17 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 Dhobinia
Nearest railway station	Kanki	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baisa	19 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	22 km
District headquarters	Purnia	42 km

Villages closest to Dhobinia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobinia village had a population of 2,339. That makes it the 27th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Dhobinia village has 1,197 males and 1,142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobinia has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Dhobinia covers 188 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhobinia falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhobinia is Kanki, about 17 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 Dhobinia.

Dhobinia is about 42 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobinia is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Kanki is about 17 km away. Baisa is about 19 km away. Bahādurganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.