About Dhobachapar Village

Dhobachapar is a small village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 171, made up of 82 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhobachapar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobachapar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Gopikandar
Pincode	814145
Area (hectares)	121 hectares
Population	171
Male Population	82
Female Population	89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,085
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 Dhobachapar compares

By the 2011 count Dhobachapar is the 91st largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Dhobachapar

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

Dhobachapar lies about 35 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 27 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 Dhobachapar
Tehsil headquarters	Gopikandar	6.2 km
Nearest railway station	Ambajora Shikaripara	27 km
District headquarters	Dumka	35 km

Villages closest to Dhobachapar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobachapar village had a population of 171. That makes it the 91st largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Dhobachapar village has 82 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobachapar has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Dhobachapar is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhobachapar covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhobachapar falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhobachapar is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 27 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 Dhobachapar.

Dhobachapar is about 35 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobachapar is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Gopikandar is about 6.2 km away. Ambajora Shikaripara is about 27 km away. Dumka is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.