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About Dhobaotama Village

Dhobaotama is a small village in Chandil tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 268, made up of 137 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhobaotama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobaotama village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Chandil
Pincode 832404
Area (hectares) 204.14 hectares
Population 268
Male Population 137
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
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 Dhobaotama compares

By the 2011 count Dhobaotama is the 92nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,064 residents. Its 204.14 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Dhobaotama

Dhobaotama is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhobaotama 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhobaotama from other places

Dhobaotama lies about 7.6 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Kandra Jn, about 6.9 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 Dhobaotama
Nearest railway station Kandra Jn 6.9 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandil 10 km
Nearest town Bhetia 18 km

Villages closest to Dhobaotama

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobaotama village had a population of 268. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,064 residents.

Dhobaotama village has 137 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobaotama has about 956 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 964.

The pincode recorded for Dhobaotama is 832404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhobaotama covers 204.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhobaotama falls under Chandil tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhobaotama is Kandra Jn, about 6.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhobaotama.

Dhobaotama is about 7.6 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobaotama is in Chandil tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Kandra Jn is about 6.9 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 7.6 km away. Chandil is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadlakocha (under 2 km), Madkamdih (under 2 km) and Dhunaburu (2.8 km).

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

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