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About Dhobani Village

Dhobani is a mid sized village in Boram tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 788, made up of 413 males and 375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 572.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhobani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Boram
Pincode 832105
Area (hectares) 572.48 hectares
Population 788
Male Population 413
Female Population 375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
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 Dhobani compares

By the 2011 count Dhobani is the 37th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 952 residents. Its 572.48 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Dhobani

Dhobani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhobani 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 Dhobani from other places

Dhobani lies about 11 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chirugoda, about 8.9 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 Dhobani
Nearest town Mushābani 1.6 km
Nearest railway station Chirugoda 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Boram 11 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 11 km

Villages closest to Dhobani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobani village had a population of 788. That makes it the 37th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 952 residents.

Dhobani village has 413 males and 375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobani has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Dhobani is 832105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhobani covers 572.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhobani falls under Boram tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhobani is Chirugoda, about 8.9 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 Dhobani.

Dhobani is about 11 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobani is in Boram tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Mushābani is about 1.6 km away. Chirugoda is about 8.9 km away. Boram is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shobhada (6.4 km), Barajpur (14 km) and Paharpur (17 km).

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

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