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About Doiya Village

Doiya is a mid sized village in Kochas tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,302, made up of 668 males and 634 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.68 hectares hectares.

Doiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Doiya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Kochas
Area (hectares) 179.68 hectares
Population 1,302
Male Population 668
Female Population 634
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
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 Doiya compares

By the 2011 count Doiya is the 39th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 179.68 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Doiya

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

Doiya lies about 64 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Garhnokha, about 18 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 Doiya
Tehsil headquarters Kochas 7.7 km
Nearest town Nokha 17 km
Nearest railway station Garhnokha 18 km
District headquarters Rohtas 64 km

Villages closest to Doiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Doiya village had a population of 1,302. That makes it the 39th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Doiya village has 668 males and 634 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Doiya has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Doiya covers 179.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Doiya falls under Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Doiya is Garhnokha, about 18 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 Doiya.

Doiya is about 64 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Doiya is in Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district. Kochas is about 7.7 km away. Nokha is about 17 km away. Garhnokha 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 Manipur (under 2 km), Ghasa (under 2 km) and Pithwaiya (under 2 km).

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

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