About Dobni Village

Dobni is a small village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 108, made up of 56 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dobni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dobni village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Borio
Pincode	816109
Area (hectares)	210.96 hectares
Population	108
Male Population	56
Female Population	52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dobni compares

By the 2011 count Dobni is the 159th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 210.96 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 1022.

Getting to Dobni

Dobni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dobni as Available within 5 - 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 Dobni from other places

Dobni lies about 14 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Karanpurato, about 12 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 Dobni
Tehsil headquarters	Borio	9.3 km
Nearest railway station	Karanpurato	12 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	14 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	14 km

Villages closest to Dobni

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 Dobni

As per the Census of India 2011, Dobni village had a population of 108. That makes it the 159th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Dobni village has 56 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dobni has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Dobni is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dobni covers 210.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dobni falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dobni is Karanpurato, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dobni.

Dobni is about 14 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dobni is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Borio is about 9.3 km away. Karanpurato is about 12 km away. Sahibganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.