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About Dhobni Village

Dhobni is a mid sized village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,872, made up of 931 males and 941 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhobni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobni village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 493222
Area (hectares) 354.9 hectares
Population 1,872
Male Population 931
Female Population 941
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhobni compares

By the 2011 count Dhobni is the 22nd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 354.9 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Dhobni

Dhobni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhobni as Available. 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 Dhobni from other places

Dhobni lies about 134 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 48 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 Dhobni
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 16 km
Nearest town Saraipali 33 km
Nearest railway station Baradwar 48 km
District headquarters Raipur 134 km

Villages closest to Dhobni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobni village had a population of 1,872. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Dhobni village has 931 males and 941 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobni has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Dhobni is 493222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhobni covers 354.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhobni falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhobni is Baradwar, about 48 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Dhobni.

Dhobni is about 134 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobni is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 16 km away. Saraipali is about 33 km away. Baradwar is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhandhani (under 2 km), Panchpedi (1.7 km) and Sohagpur (1.8 km).

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

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