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About Dhoba Village

Dhoba is a mid sized village in Purbasthali I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,881, made up of 970 males and 911 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713519, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhoba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhoba village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Purbasthali I
Pincode 713519
Area (hectares) 73.52 hectares
Population 1,881
Male Population 970
Female Population 911
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhoba compares

By the 2011 count Dhoba is the 23rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,689 residents. Its 73.52 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Dhoba

Dhoba is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhoba as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dakshinbati, Damodarpara, Dastipara and Dhamai. 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.

Common questions about Dhoba

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhoba village had a population of 1,881. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,689 residents.

Dhoba village has 970 males and 911 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhoba has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Dhoba is 713519. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhoba covers 73.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhoba falls under Purbasthali I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dhoba notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhoba.

Dhoba is in Purbasthali I 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.

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

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