About Dhobni Village

Dhobni is a small village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 468, made up of 232 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhobni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobni village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Ramgarh
Pincode	814102
Area (hectares)	143 hectares
Population	468
Male Population	232
Female Population	236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,017
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 Dhobni compares

By the 2011 count Dhobni is the 111th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 143 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 1014.

Getting to Dhobni

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

Dhobni 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 Dhobni
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 Dhobni

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 Dhobni

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobni village had a population of 468. That makes it the 111th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Dhobni village has 232 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobni has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

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

Dhobni covers 143 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhobni falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhobni 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 Dhobni.

Dhobni 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.

Dhobni 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.