About Dhobni Village

Dhobni is a small village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 478, made up of 231 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 359 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhobni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobni village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Ghaghra
Pincode	835208
Area (hectares)	359 hectares
Population	478
Male Population	231
Female Population	247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,069
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 Dhobni compares

By the 2011 count Dhobni is the 92nd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 359 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Dhobni

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

Dhobni lies about 24 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 24 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 Dhobni
Tehsil headquarters	Ghaghra	6.1 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	22 km
District headquarters	Gumla	24 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	24 km

Villages closest to Dhobni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobni village had a population of 478. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Dhobni village has 231 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobni has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Dhobni is 835208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhobni covers 359 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhobni falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhobni is Lohardaga, about 24 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 Dhobni.

Dhobni is about 24 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobni is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 6.1 km away. Lohārdagā is about 22 km away. Gumla is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.