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About Dhobadiha Village

Dhobadiha is a small village in Saraikela tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 348, made up of 168 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhobadiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobadiha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Saraikela
Pincode 833220
Area (hectares) 96.09 hectares
Population 348
Male Population 168
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhobadiha compares

By the 2011 count Dhobadiha is the 84th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 435 residents. Its 96.09 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Dhobadiha

Dhobadiha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhobadiha 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhobadiha from other places

Dhobadiha lies about 16 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Mahali Marup, about 7.3 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 Dhobadiha
Tehsil headquarters Saraikela 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Mahali Marup 7.3 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 16 km
Nearest town Gobindpur 19 km

Villages closest to Dhobadiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobadiha village had a population of 348. That makes it the 84th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 435 residents.

Dhobadiha village has 168 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobadiha has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Dhobadiha is 833220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhobadiha covers 96.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhobadiha falls under Saraikela tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhobadiha is Mahali Marup, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dhobadiha.

Dhobadiha is about 16 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobadiha is in Saraikela tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Saraikela is about 3.1 km away. Mahali Marup is about 7.3 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chengdubi (under 2 km), Natidi (under 2 km) and Pampra (under 2 km).

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

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