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About Dhohni Village

Dhohni is a large village in Musabani tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,708, made up of 1,850 males and 1,858 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 794 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhohni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhohni village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Musabani
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 794 hectares
Population 3,708
Male Population 1,850
Female Population 1,858
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhohni compares

By the 2011 count Dhohni is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,337 residents. Its 794 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Dhohni

Dhohni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhohni as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhaduya, Bhuiyaboro, Bikrampur Alias Mainjhariya and Chakuliya. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dhohni

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhohni village had a population of 3,708. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,337 residents.

Dhohni village has 1,850 males and 1,858 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhohni has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Dhohni is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhohni covers 794 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhohni falls under Musabani tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Dhohni notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhohni.

Dhohni is in Musabani tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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