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Dhobaha

धोबाहा
Arrah mandal
Pincode 802156
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Dhobaha is a village in Arrah mandal, Bhojpur district, Bihar, with a population of 1,556 across 276 households. The village has a literacy rate of 59.8%.

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neha singh
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LGD code
246790
Pincode
802156
Post office
Dhamar
Population
1,556
Households
276
Literacy rate
59.8%
Sex ratio
980 ♀/1000♂
Workers
478
Distance to district centre
207 km
Distance to mandal centre
192 km
Distance to Patna
181 km
Distance to Kolkata
640 km
Nearest railway station
Narkatyaganj · <1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Sub-Divisional Hospital, Narkatiyaganj · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Dhobaha compares

By population, Dhobaha ranks #48 of 115 villages in Arrah mandal.

Literacy rate
%
59.8%
+2.2% vs mandal average
Dhobaha
59.8%
Arrah mandal
57.6%
Bhojpur district
58.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
980
+90 vs mandal average
Dhobaha
980
Arrah mandal
890
Household size
people per home
5.6
−1.2 vs mandal average
Dhobaha
5.6
Arrah mandal
6.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Dhobaha at a glance

Dhobaha is a village of 1,556 people in 276 households (Census 2011) in Arrah block, Bhojpur district, Bihar, the 48th-largest of 115 villages in Arrah block. Literacy is 60%, 2 points above the block average of 58% and the sex ratio is 980 women per 1,000 men. It lies 207 km from the Bhojpur district centre, 0 km from Champapur, the nearest town, under 1 km from Narkatyaganj railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 802156, served by Dhamar post office; the LGD village code is 246790. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sub-Divisional Hospital, Narkatiyaganj, <1 km away. The sarpanch is neha singh, and the village votes in Warisnagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manjarik Mrinal. The population is estimated at 1,835 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Karari

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Dhobaha · this village1,55660%
Murli · Alauli2,33129%0 km N
Barwa · Ramnagar00 km N
Barwa · Kadipur50263%0 km N
Mathia · Basantpur1,88964%0 km N
Baswaria · Motihari0 km N
Nankar · Harraiya34543%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dhobaha

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
4
Power hours (winter)
5
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
Yes
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
ARRAH
Distance to nearest town (km)
10
Distance to district HQ (km)
10
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
10
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
KARARI
Total area (ha)
149
Irrigated area (ha)
44.2
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Dhobaha

LGD code
246790
Pincode
802156
Post office
Dhamar
Population (Census 2011)
1,556
Population (projected 2026)
1,835
Households
276
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
980
Literacy rate
59.8%
Coordinates
27.10800°N, 84.46400°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Samastipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Warisnagar
Member of Parliament
Shambhavi Choudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
Manjarik Mrinal
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
neha singh
Block / Mandal
Arrah
Getting there

How to reach Dhobaha

Mandal centre
Arrah · ≈ 192 km
≈ 6 h 34 min by car · 7 h 48 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Bhojpur · ≈ 207 km
≈ 7 h 4 min by car · 8 h 24 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 14,674 people
Champapur · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna181 kmcapital
  • Kolkata640 km
  • Delhi732 km
  • Hyderabad1243 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationNarkatyaganj<1 km
  • Hospital / PHCSub-Divisional Hospital, Narkatiyaganj<1 km
  • ATM / bankparas pakdi32 km
  • Petrol pumpM/S USHA AUTOMOBILES23 km
  • Police stationBettiah Main Police Station35 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Dhobaha

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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