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About Dhobadiha Village

Dhobadiha is a mid sized village in Goilkera tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 603, made up of 301 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhobadiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobadiha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Goilkera
Pincode 833105
Area (hectares) 276 hectares
Population 603
Male Population 301
Female Population 302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dhobadiha compares

By the 2011 count Dhobadiha is the 46th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 698 residents. Its 276 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Dhobadiha

Dhobadiha is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhobadiha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhobadiha from other places

Dhobadiha lies about 9.3 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lotapahar, about 6.2 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 Dhobadiha
Nearest railway station Lotapahar 6.2 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 9.3 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Goilkera 19 km

Villages closest to Dhobadiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobadiha village had a population of 603. That makes it the 46th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 698 residents.

Dhobadiha village has 301 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobadiha has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Dhobadiha is 833105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhobadiha covers 276 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhobadiha falls under Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhobadiha is Lotapahar, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Dhobadiha is about 9.3 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobadiha is in Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Lotapahar is about 6.2 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 9.3 km away. Chakradharpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurguriya (2.0 km), Ichahatu (2.1 km) and Narsanda (2.4 km).

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

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