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About Domohani Village

Domohani is a large village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,585, made up of 1,381 males and 1,204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 hectares hectares.

Domohani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Domohani village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 78 hectares
Population 2,585
Male Population 1,381
Female Population 1,204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Domohani compares

By the 2011 count Domohani is the 17th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 78 hectares work out to about 33 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 930.

Getting to Domohani

The census records public bus service for Domohani 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Domohani from other places

Domohani lies about 69 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 9.2 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 Domohani
Nearest town Bahādurganj 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 13 km
District headquarters Purnia 69 km

Villages closest to Domohani

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.

Common questions about Domohani

As per the Census of India 2011, Domohani village had a population of 2,585. That makes it the 17th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Domohani village has 1,381 males and 1,204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Domohani has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Domohani covers 78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Domohani falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Domohani is Pawakhali, about 9.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Domohani.

Domohani is about 69 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Domohani is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Bahādurganj is about 6.7 km away. Pawakhali is about 9.2 km away. Baisa is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singhia (4.1 km), Tarabari (7.6 km) and Bairgachhi (8.1 km).

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

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