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About Dhobhi Village

Dhobhi is a small village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 93, made up of 50 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhobhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobhi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Pincode 273209
Area (hectares) 24.88 hectares
Population 93
Male Population 50
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
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 Dhobhi compares

By the 2011 count Dhobhi is the 267th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 24.88 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Dhobhi

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

Dhobhi lies about 12 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Kusmhi, about 9.0 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 Dhobhi
Nearest railway station Kusmhi 9.0 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 22 km

Villages closest to Dhobhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobhi village had a population of 93. That makes it the 267th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Dhobhi village has 50 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobhi has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Dhobhi is 273209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhobhi covers 24.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhobhi falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhobhi is Kusmhi, about 9.0 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 Dhobhi.

Dhobhi is about 12 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobhi is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Kusmhi is about 9.0 km away. Gorakhpur is about 12 km away. Sahjanwa 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 Rehara Jot (6.9 km), Mahuadar (8.0 km) and Khortha (8.2 km).

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

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