About Dhobgawan Village

Dhobgawan is a large village in Pusa tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,873, made up of 2,546 males and 2,327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 327.4 hectares hectares.

Dhobgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobgawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Samastipur
Tehsil	Pusa
Area (hectares)	327.4 hectares
Population	4,873
Male Population	2,546
Female Population	2,327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
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 Dhobgawan compares

By the 2011 count Dhobgawan is the 10th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,593 residents. Its 327.4 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Dhobgawan

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

Dhobgawan lies about 17 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Dubaha, about 3.5 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 Dhobgawan
Nearest railway station	Dubaha	3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pusa	4.1 km
District headquarters	Samastipur	17 km
Nearest town	Samāstipur	17 km

Villages closest to Dhobgawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobgawan village had a population of 4,873. That makes it the 10th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,593 residents.

Dhobgawan village has 2,546 males and 2,327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobgawan has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Dhobgawan covers 327.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhobgawan falls under Pusa tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhobgawan is Dubaha, about 3.5 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 Dhobgawan.

Dhobgawan is about 17 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobgawan is in Pusa tehsil of Samastipur district. Dubaha is about 3.5 km away. Pusa is about 4.1 km away. Samastipur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.