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About Dhobni Village

Dhobni is a mid sized village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 959, made up of 482 males and 477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhobni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobni village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 832102
Area (hectares) 403 hectares
Population 959
Male Population 482
Female Population 477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhobni compares

By the 2011 count Dhobni is the 60th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 403 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Dhobni

Dhobni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhobni as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhanguriya, Dharuyalupung, Dhatkidi and Dhengam. 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 Dhobni

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobni village had a population of 959. That makes it the 60th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Dhobni village has 482 males and 477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobni has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Dhobni is 832102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhobni covers 403 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhobni falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Dhobni notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Dhobni is in Potka 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 Dhobni today is likely to be higher.

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