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About Dhobgidha Village

Dhobgidha is a large village in Rupauli tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,733, made up of 1,455 males and 1,278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhobgidha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobgidha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Rupauli
Pincode 854204
Area (hectares) 314 hectares
Population 2,733
Male Population 1,455
Female Population 1,278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhobgidha compares

By the 2011 count Dhobgidha is the 30th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,449 residents. Its 314 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Dhobgidha

Dhobgidha is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhobgidha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhobgidha from other places

Dhobgidha lies about 38 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Bakhri, about 16 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 Dhobgidha
Tehsil headquarters Rupauli 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Bakhri 16 km
Nearest town Naugachhia 22 km
District headquarters Purnia 38 km

Villages closest to Dhobgidha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobgidha village had a population of 2,733. That makes it the 30th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,449 residents.

Dhobgidha village has 1,455 males and 1,278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobgidha has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Dhobgidha is 854204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhobgidha covers 314 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhobgidha falls under Rupauli tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhobgidha is Bakhri, about 16 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 village for Dhobgidha.

Dhobgidha is about 38 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobgidha is in Rupauli tehsil of Purnia district. Rupauli is about 2.5 km away. Bakhri is about 16 km away. Naugachhia is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhobgidha Rupauli (under 2 km), Mataili Khemchand (1.6 km) and Maini (1.9 km).

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

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