About Dobha Village

Dobha is one of the larger villages in Rupauli tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,751, made up of 4,020 males and 3,731 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 533 hectares hectares.

Dobha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dobha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Rupauli
Area (hectares)	533 hectares
Population	7,751
Male Population	4,020
Female Population	3,731
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dobha compares

By the 2011 count Dobha is the 8th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 5,449 residents. Its 533 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Dobha

Dobha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dobha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dobha from other places

Dobha lies about 44 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Banikpur Halt, about 14 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 Dobha
Tehsil headquarters	Rupauli	5.8 km
Nearest railway station	Banikpur Halt	14 km
Nearest town	Naugachhia	16 km
District headquarters	Purnia	44 km

Villages closest to Dobha

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.

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Common questions about Dobha

As per the Census of India 2011, Dobha village had a population of 7,751. That makes it the 8th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,449 residents.

Dobha village has 4,020 males and 3,731 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dobha has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Dobha covers 533 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dobha falls under Rupauli tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dobha is Banikpur Halt, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dobha.

Dobha is about 44 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dobha is in Rupauli tehsil of Purnia district. Rupauli is about 5.8 km away. Banikpur Halt is about 14 km away. Naugachhia is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.