About Dhobarna Village

Dhobarna is a small village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 257, made up of 127 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhobarna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobarna village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Gopikandar
Pincode	814145
Area (hectares)	151.9 hectares
Population	257
Male Population	127
Female Population	130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,024
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 Dhobarna compares

By the 2011 count Dhobarna is the 67th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 151.9 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Dhobarna

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

Dhobarna lies about 40 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 30 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 Dhobarna
Tehsil headquarters	Gopikandar	11 km
Nearest railway station	Harinsing	30 km
Nearest town	Pakur	33 km
District headquarters	Dumka	40 km

Villages closest to Dhobarna

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 Dhobarna

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobarna village had a population of 257. That makes it the 67th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Dhobarna village has 127 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobarna has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

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

Dhobarna covers 151.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhobarna falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhobarna is Harinsing, about 30 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 Dhobarna.

Dhobarna is about 40 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobarna is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Gopikandar is about 11 km away. Harinsing is about 30 km away. Pakur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.