About Dhobaru Village

Dhobaru is a mid sized village in Kanksa tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 859, made up of 426 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhobaru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobaru village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Kanksa
Pincode	713172
Area (hectares)	187.77 hectares
Population	859
Male Population	426
Female Population	433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,016
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhobaru compares

By the 2011 count Dhobaru is the 42nd largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 187.77 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Dhobaru

Dhobaru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhobaru as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chak Bishnupur, Chua, Chuamudafa and Dandeshwar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dhobaru

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobaru village had a population of 859. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Dhobaru village has 426 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobaru has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Dhobaru is 713172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhobaru covers 187.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhobaru falls under Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dhobaru notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhobaru.

Dhobaru is in Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.