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About Dhobdiha Village

Dhobdiha is a mid sized village in Pathargama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 502, made up of 262 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhobdiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobdiha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Pathargama
Pincode 814147
Area (hectares) 95 hectares
Population 502
Male Population 262
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhobdiha compares

By the 2011 count Dhobdiha is the 82nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 805 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Dhobdiha

Dhobdiha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhobdiha as Available within 5 - 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 Dhobdiha from other places

Dhobdiha lies about 13 km from Godda. 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 Dhobdiha
Tehsil headquarters Pathargama 6.0 km
District headquarters Godda 13 km

Villages closest to Dhobdiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobdiha village had a population of 502. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 805 residents.

Dhobdiha village has 262 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobdiha has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Dhobdiha is 814147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhobdiha covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhobdiha falls under Pathargama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Dhobdiha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhobdiha.

Dhobdiha is about 13 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobdiha is in Pathargama tehsil of Godda district. Pathargama is about 6.0 km away. Godda is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kerbar (under 2 km), Kerwar (under 2 km) and Kerwar Ghat (under 2 km).

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

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