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About Dhobha Village

Dhobha is a mid sized village in Tulsipur tehsil, in the district of Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 590, made up of 311 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.358 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271610, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhobha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Balrampur
Tehsil Tulsipur
Pincode 271610
Area (hectares) 196.358 hectares
Population 590
Male Population 311
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
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 Dhobha compares

By the 2011 count Dhobha is the 321st largest of the 352 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,947 residents. Its 196.358 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Dhobha

Dhobha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhobha 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 Dhobha from other places

Dhobha lies about 36 km from Balrampur, and the nearest railway station is Gainsari Junction, about 13 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 Dhobha
Nearest railway station Gainsari Junction 13 km
Nearest town Utraula 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Tulsipur 19 km
District headquarters Balrampur 36 km

Villages closest to Dhobha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobha village had a population of 590. That makes it the 321st largest of the 352 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,947 residents.

Dhobha village has 311 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobha has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Dhobha is 271610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhobha covers 196.358 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhobha falls under Tulsipur tehsil of Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhobha is Gainsari Junction, about 13 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 Dhobha.

Dhobha is about 36 km from Balrampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobha is in Tulsipur tehsil of Balrampur district. Gainsari Junction is about 13 km away. Utraula is about 16 km away. Tulsipur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tirlokpur (1.5 km), Khadgaura (1.7 km) and Naubasta (2.1 km).

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

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