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About Dhobania Village

Dhobania is a mid sized village in Narayangarh tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 541, made up of 286 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721437, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhobania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobania village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Narayangarh
Pincode 721437
Area (hectares) 44.11 hectares
Population 541
Male Population 286
Female Population 255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhobania compares

By the 2011 count Dhobania is the 155th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 618 residents. Its 44.11 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Dhobania

Dhobania 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 Dhobania as Available within <5 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 Deuli, Deulya Chak, Dhaharpur and Dhanghari. 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 Dhobania

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobania village had a population of 541. That makes it the 155th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 618 residents.

Dhobania village has 286 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobania has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Dhobania is 721437. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhobania covers 44.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhobania falls under Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhobania.

Dhobania is in Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Dhobania today is likely to be higher.

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