About Dhoba Village

Dhoba is a small village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 107, made up of 55 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhoba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhoba village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Ramgarh
Pincode	814102
Area (hectares)	35 hectares
Population	107
Male Population	55
Female Population	52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
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 Dhoba compares

By the 2011 count Dhoba is the 278th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 35 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Dhoba

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

Dhoba lies about 58 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Behrajor, about 2.1 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 Dhoba
Nearest railway station	Behrajor	2.1 km
Nearest town	Godda	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ramgarh	26 km
District headquarters	Dumka	58 km

Villages closest to Dhoba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhoba village had a population of 107. That makes it the 278th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Dhoba village has 55 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhoba has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Dhoba is 814102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhoba covers 35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhoba falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhoba is Behrajor, about 2.1 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 Dhoba.

Dhoba is about 58 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhoba is in Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district. Behrajor is about 2.1 km away. Godda is about 5.5 km away. Ramgarh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.