About Dhobna Village

Dhobna is a mid sized village in Devipur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,144, made up of 591 males and 553 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhobna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobna village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Deoghar
Tehsil	Devipur
Pincode	814152
Area (hectares)	148.26 hectares
Population	1,144
Male Population	591
Female Population	553
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
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 Dhobna compares

By the 2011 count Dhobna is the 19th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 484 residents. Its 148.26 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Dhobna

Dhobna is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhobna 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 Dhobna from other places

Dhobna lies about 46 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 6.4 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 Dhobna
Nearest railway station	Maheshmunda Junction	6.4 km
Nearest town	Giridih	9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Devipur	31 km
District headquarters	Deoghar	46 km

Villages closest to Dhobna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobna village had a population of 1,144. That makes it the 19th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 484 residents.

Dhobna village has 591 males and 553 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobna has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Dhobna is 814152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhobna covers 148.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhobna falls under Devipur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhobna is Maheshmunda Junction, about 6.4 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 Dhobna.

Dhobna is about 46 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobna is in Devipur tehsil of Deoghar district. Maheshmunda Junction is about 6.4 km away. Giridih is about 9.4 km away. Devipur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.