About Dhobey Village

Dhobey is a mid sized village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 526, made up of 268 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 482.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhobey Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobey village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode	825403
Area (hectares)	482.18 hectares
Population	526
Male Population	268
Female Population	258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhobey compares

By the 2011 count Dhobey is the 116th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 482.18 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Dhobey

Dhobey is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhobey as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Dhobey from other places

Dhobey lies about 12 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 41 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 Dhobey
Tehsil headquarters	Shaligram Ram Narayanpur	12 km
District headquarters	Chatra	12 km
Nearest town	Chatrā	12 km
Nearest railway station	Kathautia	41 km

Villages closest to Dhobey

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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 Dhobey

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobey village had a population of 526. That makes it the 116th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Dhobey village has 268 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobey has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Dhobey is 825403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhobey covers 482.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhobey falls under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhobey is Kathautia, about 41 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhobey.

Dhobey is about 12 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobey is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur is about 12 km away. Chatra is about 12 km away. Chatrā is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.