# Dobhi Village, Sonhaula, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur 

# Dobhi

Dobhi is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,321 people in 275 households**, the 53rd largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 1,321people (2011)
- 275households
- 54.9%literacy
- 845females per 1,000 males

## Dobhi PIN code and other codes

Dobhi falls in Sonhaula sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMadhopurbathani
- Community development blockSonhaula
- Census village code240240

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dobhi from nearby towns?

- Sonhaula (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)26 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town)26 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Dobhi?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Dobhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dobhi known for?

About 100% of the 25 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dobhi

Of every 100 households in Dobhi in 2011, 37 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dobhi · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**85%

Use banking services ****30%**

**44%

Television ****10%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dobhi?

■ Dobhi · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.9%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****845**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**944

Working population ****52.6%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.3% for men and 48.3% for women. 54% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 157 (23%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (3%) · **■** Marginal 517 (74%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sonhaula

- Rani Bamia1,374 people
- Dhanokhar1,360 people
- Imamuddinpur1,334 people
- Mangachak1,332 people
- Bora1,308 people
- Gadkachak1,302 people
- Sulemanchak1,263 people
- Biswaspur1,238 people

[All 177 villages in Sonhaula](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sonhaula/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dobhi from Bhagalpur?26 km by road
- What is the population of Dobhi?1,321 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dobhi in?Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dobhi?54.9% (Census 2011)