About Dhobwalia Village

Dhobwalia is a mid sized village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,901, made up of 892 males and 1,009 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,131 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.79 hectares hectares.

Dhobwalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobwalia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Maharajganj
Area (hectares)	122.79 hectares
Population	1,901
Male Population	892
Female Population	1,009
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,131
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 Dhobwalia compares

By the 2011 count Dhobwalia is the 36th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 122.79 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Dhobwalia

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

Dhobwalia lies about 21 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about under 2 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 Dhobwalia
Nearest railway station	Bishunpur Mahuari Halt	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maharajganj	4.7 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	4.7 km
District headquarters	Siwan	21 km

Villages closest to Dhobwalia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobwalia village had a population of 1,901. That makes it the 36th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Dhobwalia village has 892 males and 1,009 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobwalia has about 1131 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Dhobwalia covers 122.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhobwalia falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhobwalia is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about under 2 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 Dhobwalia.

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

Dhobwalia is in Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district. Bishunpur Mahuari Halt is about under 2 km away. Maharajganj is about 4.7 km away. Mahārājgani is about 4.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.