About Dhobani Village

Dhobani is a mid sized village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 587, made up of 347 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 692 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhobani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobani village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Bengabad
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	156.87 hectares
Population	587
Male Population	347
Female Population	240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	692
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhobani compares

By the 2011 count Dhobani is the 81st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 156.87 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Dhobani

Dhobani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhobani as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhobani from other places

Dhobani lies about 9.4 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 4.3 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 Dhobani
Nearest railway station	Maheshmunda Junction	4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bengabad	5.2 km
District headquarters	Giridih	9.4 km

Villages closest to Dhobani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobani village had a population of 587. That makes it the 81st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Dhobani village has 347 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobani has about 692 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Dhobani is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhobani covers 156.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhobani falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhobani is Maheshmunda Junction, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhobani.

Dhobani is about 9.4 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobani is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Maheshmunda Junction is about 4.3 km away. Bengabad is about 5.2 km away. Giridih is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.