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About Dohar Village

Dohar is a mid sized village in Ekma tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,731, made up of 814 males and 917 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,127 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dohar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dohar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Ekma
Pincode 841212
Area (hectares) 110 hectares
Population 1,731
Male Population 814
Female Population 917
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,127
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dohar compares

By the 2011 count Dohar is the 36th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents. Its 110 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Dohar

The census records public bus service for Dohar as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dohar from other places

Dohar lies about 18 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Chainwa, about 5.5 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 Dohar
Nearest railway station Chainwa 5.5 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Ekma 12 km
District headquarters Saran 18 km

Villages closest to Dohar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dohar village had a population of 1,731. That makes it the 36th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents.

Dohar village has 814 males and 917 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dohar has about 1127 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Dohar is 841212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dohar covers 110 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dohar falls under Ekma tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dohar is Chainwa, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dohar.

Dohar is about 18 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dohar is in Ekma tehsil of Saran district. Chainwa is about 5.5 km away. Mahārājgani is about 11 km away. Ekma is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tesuar (under 2 km), Sasna (under 2 km) and Benaut (1.5 km).

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

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