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About Dhobila Village

Dhobila is a mid sized village in Manjhari tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 690, made up of 367 males and 323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 697.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhobila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobila village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Manjhari
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 697.37 hectares
Population 690
Male Population 367
Female Population 323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhobila compares

By the 2011 count Dhobila is the 44th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 697.37 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Dhobila

Dhobila is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhobila as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dhobila from other places

Dhobila lies about 46 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Talaburu, about 22 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 Dhobila
Tehsil headquarters Manjhari 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Talaburu 22 km
Nearest town Rairangpur 22 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 46 km

Villages closest to Dhobila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobila village had a population of 690. That makes it the 44th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Dhobila village has 367 males and 323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobila has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Dhobila is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhobila covers 697.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhobila falls under Manjhari tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhobila is Talaburu, about 22 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dhobila.

Dhobila is about 46 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobila is in Manjhari tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Manjhari is about 6.1 km away. Talaburu is about 22 km away. Rairangpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ralibera (under 2 km), Jamkojori (under 2 km) and Nilchokar (1.9 km).

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

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