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About Dhobnidih Village

Dhobnidih is a mid sized village in Simga tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 614, made up of 296 males and 318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494670, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhobnidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobnidih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Simga
Pincode 494670
Area (hectares) 257.7 hectares
Population 614
Male Population 296
Female Population 318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhobnidih compares

By the 2011 count Dhobnidih is the 103rd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 257.7 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Dhobnidih

Dhobnidih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhobnidih as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dhobnidih from other places

Dhobnidih lies about 52 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 12 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 Dhobnidih
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 12 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Simga 26 km
District headquarters Raipur 52 km

Villages closest to Dhobnidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobnidih village had a population of 614. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Dhobnidih village has 296 males and 318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobnidih has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Dhobnidih is 494670. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhobnidih covers 257.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhobnidih falls under Simga tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhobnidih is Hathbandh, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Dhobnidih.

Dhobnidih is about 52 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobnidih is in Simga tehsil of Raipur district. Hathbandh is about 12 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 15 km away. Simga is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basin (1.6 km), Bhat Bhera (2.3 km) and Khairwani (2.6 km).

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

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