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About Dhobiapahri Village

Dhobiapahri is a mid sized village in Barhi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 576, made up of 302 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhobiapahri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobiapahri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Barhi
Pincode 825413
Area (hectares) 208 hectares
Population 576
Male Population 302
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
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 Dhobiapahri compares

By the 2011 count Dhobiapahri is the 64th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 208 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 943.

Getting to Dhobiapahri

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

Dhobiapahri lies about 44 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Hirodih, about 6.1 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 Dhobiapahri
Nearest railway station Hirodih 6.1 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhi 18 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 44 km

Villages closest to Dhobiapahri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobiapahri village had a population of 576. That makes it the 64th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Dhobiapahri village has 302 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobiapahri has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Dhobiapahri is 825413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhobiapahri covers 208 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhobiapahri falls under Barhi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhobiapahri is Hirodih, about 6.1 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 Dhobiapahri.

Dhobiapahri is about 44 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobiapahri is in Barhi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Hirodih is about 6.1 km away. Jhumri Telaiya is about 13 km away. Barhi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolhua Kalan (1.6 km), Baherabad (1.7 km) and Bodiajawar (1.7 km).

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

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