About Dhobi Village

Dhobi is a small village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 292, made up of 146 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 470.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhobi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobi village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Sonbhadra
Tehsil	Robertsganj
Pincode	231216
Area (hectares)	470.4 hectares
Population	292
Male Population	146
Female Population	146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhobi compares

By the 2011 count Dhobi is the 523rd largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 470.4 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Dhobi

Dhobi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhobi as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhobi from other places

Dhobi lies about 5.2 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Churk, about 3.2 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 Dhobi
Nearest railway station	Churk	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Robertsganj	5.2 km
District headquarters	Sonbhadra	5.2 km

Villages closest to Dhobi

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

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Common questions about Dhobi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobi village had a population of 292. That makes it the 523rd largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Dhobi village has 146 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobi has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Dhobi is 231216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhobi covers 470.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhobi falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhobi is Churk, about 3.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhobi.

Dhobi is about 5.2 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobi is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Churk is about 3.2 km away. Robertsganj is about 5.2 km away. Sonbhadra is about 5.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.