# Dhobaha Village, Arrah, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Arrah, Bhojpur 

# Dhobaha

Dhobaha is a village in Arrah sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,556 people in 276 households**, the 48th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 1,556people (2011)
- 276households
- 74.1%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Dhobaha PIN code and other codes

Dhobaha falls in Arrah sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKarari
- Community development blockArrah
- Census village code246790

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

## How far is Dhobaha from nearby towns?

- Arrah (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)10 km by road
- Arrah (nearest town)10 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 Dhobaha?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dhobaha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 h winter

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 Dhobaha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 149 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dhobaha

Of every 100 households in Dhobaha in 2011, 2 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhobaha · ■ Arrah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**91%

Use banking services ****76%**

**61%

Television ****34%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Dhobaha?

■ Dhobaha · ■ Arrah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**900

Working population ****30.7%**

**27.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 60.3% for women. 46% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 93 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 149 (31%) · **■** Household industry 30 (6%) · **■** Other work 66 (14%) · **■** Marginal 140 (29%)

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 Arrah

- Pipra1,814 people
- Pathanpur1,741 people
- Sarsiwan1,705 people
- Ratan Dularpur1,568 people
- Mathaulia1,521 people
- Ghoradei1,496 people
- Saidpur1,479 people
- Duraundha1,458 people

[All 115 villages in Arrah](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/arrah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhobaha from Arrah?10 km by road
- What is the population of Dhobaha?1,556 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhobaha in?Bhojpur district (Arrah sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhobaha?74.1% (Census 2011)