Village · Barhi, Hazaribagh
# Dhobghat

Dhobghat is a village in Barhi sub-district of Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand, PIN code 825405. The 2011 Census counted 321 people in 47 households, the 80th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.
- 321 people (2011)
- 47 households
- 60.4% literacy
- 825405 PIN code

## Dhobghat PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dhobghat is 825405. Dhobghat falls in Barhi sub-district, Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 825405
- Gram panchayat Rani Chuda
- Community development block Barhi
- Census village code 368001

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Dhobghat from nearby towns?
- Barhi (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road
- Hazaribagh (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Jhumri Tilaiya (nearest town) 42 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Dhobghat?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Barhi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Barhi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hazaribagh
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dhobghat known for?

The main crops are rice. About 4% of the 624 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Dhobghat

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

■ Dhobghat · ■ Barhi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 47%
- Toilet within the home 0% 5%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 93%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 15% 70%
- Television 0% 15%
- Mobile phone 0% 66%
- Computer with internet 2% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 3%
- None of these assets 89% 19%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dhobghat?

■ Dhobghat · ■ Barhi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 60.4% 66.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 911 940
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 714 912
- Working population 35.8% 40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 39.1% for women. 57% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 15 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 80 (70%) · ■ Marginal 20 (17%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Barhi
- Lathia 378 people
- Ghiahi 349 people
- Salon 349 people
- Tetaria Bhandaro 333 people
- Chandabigha 252 people
- Pipratanr 252 people
- Karharia 243 people
- Bitkia 220 people

All 122 villages in Barhi

## Other places named Dhobghat
- Dhobghat · Village, Gidhaur, Jamui · 2,756 people
- Dhobghat · Village, Baihar, Balaghat · 670 people
- Dhob Ghat · Village, Nahan, Sirmaur · 459 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dhobghat? 825405
- How far is Dhobghat from Hazaribagh? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Dhobghat? 321 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhobghat in? Hazaribagh district (Barhi sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dhobghat? 60.4% (Census 2011)

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