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About Dogharia Village

Dogharia is a mid sized village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,690, made up of 912 males and 778 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854315, 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 Baisi
Pincode 854315
Area (hectares) 249 hectares
Population 1,690
Male Population 912
Female Population 778
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
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 the 48th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 249 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

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 26 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, about 12 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
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Dalkhola 12 km
Nearest town Kasba 18 km
District headquarters Purnia 26 km

Villages closest to Dogharia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baisi 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 1,690. That makes it the 48th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Dogharia village has 912 males and 778 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dogharia has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Dogharia is 854315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dogharia covers 249 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dogharia falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dogharia is Dalkhola, about 12 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 26 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 Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Baisi is about 3.6 km away. Dalkhola is about 12 km away. Kasba is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khoksa (under 2 km), Harrampur (1.6 km) and Bakharia (1.8 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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