Village · Madanpur, Aurangabad # Dhobdiha Dhobdiha is a village in Madanpur sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,188 people in 183 households, the 50th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 1,188 people (2011) - 183 households - 81.5% literacy - 916 females per 1,000 males ## Dhobdiha PIN code and other codes Dhobdiha falls in Madanpur sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Manika - Community development block Madanpur - Census village code 254517 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dhobdiha from nearby towns? - Madanpur (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Aurangabad (district HQ) 22 km by road - Aurangabad (nearest town) 22 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dhobdiha? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Dhobdiha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Madanpur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Madanpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gaya - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dhobdiha known for? The main crops are paddy. About 44% of the 102 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dhobdiha Of every 100 households in Dhobdiha in 2011, 4 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Dhobdiha · ■ Madanpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 4% 12% - Toilet within the home 25% 16% - No toilet (open defecation) 75% 83% - Tap water 1% 6% - Drinking water within premises 54% 47% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 94% - Use banking services 55% 45% - Television 25% 10% - Mobile phone 67% 54% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 15% 6% - Car / jeep / van 2% 2% - None of these assets 19% 26% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dhobdiha? ■ Dhobdiha · ■ Madanpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 81.5% 66.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 916 932 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 907 944 - Working population 41.2% 33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.3% for men and 72.9% for women. 50% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 180 (37%) · ■ Farm labourers 52 (11%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 19 (4%) · ■ Marginal 237 (48%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Madanpur - War Tola Bahrikhap 1,250 people - Ratanpura 1,248 people - Basatpur 1,235 people - Kathbar 1,193 people - Parsa 1,183 people - Dewajara 1,175 people - Tetaria 1,154 people - Peman 1,143 people All 124 villages in Madanpur ## Quick answers - How far is Dhobdiha from Aurangabad? 22 km by road - What is the population of Dhobdiha? 1,188 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhobdiha in? Aurangabad district (Madanpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhobdiha? 81.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/madanpur/dhobdiha/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.