About Dhobai Village

Dhobai is a mid sized village in Poreyahat tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 941, made up of 473 males and 468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhobai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobai village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Poreyahat
Pincode	814153
Area (hectares)	298 hectares
Population	941
Male Population	473
Female Population	468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
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 Dhobai compares

By the 2011 count Dhobai is the 58th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 298 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Dhobai

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

Dhobai lies about 5.5 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Behrajor, about 2.1 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 Dhobai
Nearest railway station	Behrajor	2.1 km
District headquarters	Godda	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Poreyahat	12 km

Villages closest to Dhobai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobai village had a population of 941. That makes it the 58th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Dhobai village has 473 males and 468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobai has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Dhobai is 814153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhobai covers 298 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhobai falls under Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhobai is Behrajor, about 2.1 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 Dhobai.

Dhobai is about 5.5 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobai is in Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district. Behrajor is about 2.1 km away. Godda is about 5.5 km away. Poreyahat is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.