About Dhobgawan Village

Dhobgawan is one of the larger villages in Kalyanpur tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,885, made up of 3,560 males and 3,325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 494 hectares hectares.

Dhobgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobgawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Samastipur
Tehsil	Kalyanpur
Area (hectares)	494 hectares
Population	6,885
Male Population	3,560
Female Population	3,325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Dhobgawan compares

By the 2011 count Dhobgawan is the 6th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,624 residents. Its 494 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Dhobgawan

Dhobgawan 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 Dhobgawan 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Chatarpur Harpur Chand, Darhia, Darori and Daulatpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 6,885. That makes it the 6th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,624 residents.

Dhobgawan village has 3,560 males and 3,325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobgawan has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Dhobgawan covers 494 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhobgawan falls under Kalyanpur tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The census record for Dhobgawan notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhobgawan.

Dhobgawan is in Kalyanpur tehsil of Samastipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.