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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Dhobania is a village in Sarath mandal, Deoghar district, Jharkhand. With a population of 132 in 26 households, it has a literacy rate of 40.9%.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Nandkishor Turi
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- LGD code
- 354985
- Pincode
- 815351
- Post office
- Jamtara
- Population
- 132
- Households
- 26
- Literacy rate
- 40.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1129 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 45
- Distance to district centre
- 246 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 232 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 254 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 113 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bhakrabad · 3 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Belda Rural Hospital · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Dhobania compares
By population, Dhobania ranks #284 of 390 villages in Sarath mandal.
Literacy rate
%
40.9%
−10.6% vs mandal average
- Dhobania
- 40.9%
- Sarath mandal
- 51.5%
- Deoghar district
- 53.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,129
+199 vs mandal average
- Dhobania
- 1,129
- Sarath mandal
- 930
Household size
people per home
5.1
−0.6 vs mandal average
- Dhobania
- 5.1
- Sarath mandal
- 5.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dhobania at a glance
Dhobania is a village of 132 people in 26 households (Census 2011) in Sarath block, Deoghar district, Jharkhand, the 284th-largest of 390 villages in Sarath block. Literacy is 41%, 11 points below the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 1,129 women per 1,000 men. It lies 246 km from the Deoghar district centre, 14 km from Sabra, the nearest town, 3 km from Bhakrabad railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 815351, served by Jamtara post office; the LGD village code is 354985. The nearest hospital or health centre is Belda Rural Hospital, 7 km away. The sarpanch is Nandkishor Turi, and the village votes in Dumka assembly constituency, represented by MLA Basant Soren. The population is estimated at 687 in 2026, up 420% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhobania · this village | 132 | 41% | — |
| Dhobania · Narayangarh | 541 | 80% | 0 km N |
| Chanberya · Narayangarh | 325 | 86% | 0.6 km W |
| Dhobania Patna · Narayangarh | 125 | 65% | 0.9 km NE |
| Chaugerya · Narayangarh | 112 | 88% | 1 km SW |
| Barbisharpur · Narayangarh | 109 | 76% | 1.2 km N |
| Diglar · Narayangarh | 501 | 61% | 1.2 km E |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dhobania
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- Yes
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MADHUPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 17
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 32
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 13
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PATHARDA
- Total area (ha)
- 22.64
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0.42
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dhobania
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dhobania
- LGD code
- 354985
- Pincode
- 815351
- Post office
- Jamtara
- Population (Census 2011)
- 132
- Population (projected 2026)
- 687
- Households
- 26
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1129
- Literacy rate
- 40.9%
- Coordinates
- 22.10676°N, 87.38713°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Basant Soren
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Nandkishor Turi
- Block / Mandal
- Sarath
Getting there
How to reach Dhobania
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi254 kmcapital
- Kolkata113 km
- Hyderabad1069 km
- Delhi1252 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBhakrabad3 km
- Bus stopRadhanagar9 km
- Hospital / PHCBelda Rural Hospital7 km
- ATM / bankHDFC Bank24 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum26 km
- CollegeDepartment of Humanities and Social Science25 km
- Police stationHijli TOP Police Station25 km
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)