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About Dhobna Village

Dhobna is a small village in Mandro tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 308, made up of 159 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhobna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobna village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Mandro
Pincode 816109
Area (hectares) 146 hectares
Population 308
Male Population 159
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dhobna compares

By the 2011 count Dhobna is the 66th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 146 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Dhobna

The census records public bus service for Dhobna as Available within <5 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhobna from other places

Dhobna lies about 22 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 19 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 Dhobna
Tehsil headquarters Mandro 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Mirza Cheuki Railway Station 19 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 22 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 22 km

Villages closest to Dhobna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobna village had a population of 308. That makes it the 66th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Dhobna village has 159 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobna has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

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

Dhobna covers 146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhobna falls under Mandro tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhobna is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Dhobna is about 22 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobna is in Mandro tehsil of Sahibganj district. Mandro is about 6.0 km away. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 19 km away. Sahibganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhota Kurma (under 2 km), Kasari (under 2 km) and Magalmendo (1.6 km).

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

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