About Dhobana Village

Dhobana is a small village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 91, made up of 49 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhobana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobana village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Borio
Pincode	816120
Area (hectares)	56 hectares
Population	91
Male Population	49
Female Population	42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	857
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhobana compares

By the 2011 count Dhobana is the 173rd largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 56 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1022.

Getting to Dhobana

Dhobana is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhobana as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dhobana from other places

Dhobana lies about 31 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Tinpahar Junction, about 25 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 Dhobana
Tehsil headquarters	Borio	11 km
Nearest railway station	Tinpahar Junction	25 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	31 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	31 km

Villages closest to Dhobana

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

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Common questions about Dhobana

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobana village had a population of 91. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Dhobana village has 49 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobana has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Dhobana is 816120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhobana covers 56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhobana falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhobana is Tinpahar Junction, about 25 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 10+ km distance for Dhobana.

Dhobana is about 31 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobana is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Borio is about 11 km away. Tinpahar Junction is about 25 km away. Sahibganj is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.