About Dhobwal Village

Dhobwal is a large village in Baniapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,760, made up of 1,415 males and 1,345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167 hectares hectares.

Dhobwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobwal village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Baniapur
Area (hectares)	167 hectares
Population	2,760
Male Population	1,415
Female Population	1,345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhobwal compares

By the 2011 count Dhobwal is the 31st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents. Its 167 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Dhobwal

Dhobwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhobwal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhobwal from other places

Dhobwal lies about 21 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Khairah, about 5.3 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 Dhobwal
Nearest railway station	Khairah	5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baniapur	11 km
Nearest town	Chāpra	13 km
District headquarters	Saran	21 km

Villages closest to Dhobwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobwal village had a population of 2,760. That makes it the 31st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents.

Dhobwal village has 1,415 males and 1,345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobwal has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Dhobwal covers 167 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhobwal falls under Baniapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhobwal is Khairah, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Dhobwal is about 21 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobwal is in Baniapur tehsil of Saran district. Khairah is about 5.3 km away. Baniapur is about 11 km away. Chāpra is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.