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About Dhobana Village

Dhobana is a mid sized village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 561, made up of 281 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhobana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobana village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gande
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 163.76 hectares
Population 561
Male Population 281
Female Population 280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhobana compares

By the 2011 count Dhobana is the 102nd largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 163.76 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Dhobana

Dhobana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhobana as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dhobana from other places

Dhobana lies about 9.4 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 6.4 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 Dhobana
Tehsil headquarters Gande 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 6.4 km
District headquarters Giridih 9.4 km

Villages closest to Dhobana

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

Common questions about Dhobana

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobana village had a population of 561. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Dhobana village has 281 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobana has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

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

Dhobana covers 163.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhobana falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhobana is Maheshmunda Junction, about 6.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhobana.

Dhobana 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.

Dhobana is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Gande is about 4.3 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 6.4 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.

The closest recorded villages are Pandnatanr (under 2 km), Pandnatar (under 2 km) and Asanbani (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dhobana today is likely to be higher.

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