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Dhobna

Kundhit mandal
Pincode 815359
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Dhobna is a village in Kundhit mandal, Jamtara district, Jharkhand, with a population of 394 across 88 households. The village has a literacy rate of 52.8% and is located at coordinates 25.090°N, 87.506°E.

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SHANKAR KORA
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LGD code
373221
Pincode
815359
Post office
Kundahit
Population
394
Households
88
Literacy rate
52.8%
Sex ratio
980 ♀/1000♂
Workers
227
Distance to district centre
117 km
Distance to mandal centre
140 km
Distance to Ranchi
295 km
Distance to Kolkata
293 km
Nearest railway station
Mirza Cheuki Railway Station · 19 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
CHC, Boarijore · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Dhobna compares

By population, Dhobna ranks #76 of 168 villages in Kundhit mandal.

Literacy rate
%
52.8%
−6.9% vs mandal average
Dhobna
52.8%
Kundhit mandal
59.7%
Jamtara district
53.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
980
+26 vs mandal average
Dhobna
980
Kundhit mandal
954
Household size
people per home
4.5
+0.2 vs mandal average
Dhobna
4.5
Kundhit mandal
4.3

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

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Dhobna at a glance

Dhobna is a village of 394 people in 88 households (Census 2011) in Kundhit block, Jamtara district, Jharkhand, the 76th-largest of 168 villages in Kundhit block. Literacy is 53%, 7 points below the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 980 women per 1,000 men. It lies 117 km from the Jamtara district centre, 7 km from Karma, the nearest town, 19 km from Mirza Cheuki Railway Station railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 815359, served by Kundahit post office; the LGD village code is 373221. The nearest hospital or health centre is CHC, Boarijore, 4 km away. The sarpanch is SHANKAR KORA, and the village votes in Nala assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rabindra Nath Mahato. The population is estimated at 465 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Nagri

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Dhobna · this village39453%
Dhobna · Fatehpur30746%0 km N
Dhobna · Karon42439%0 km N
Dhobna · Jamtara2,22059%0 km N
Dhobna · Devipur1,14443%0 km N
Dhobna · Kundhit8029%0 km N
Dhobna · Maheshpur33227%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dhobna

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
Yes
Power hours (summer)
6
Power hours (winter)
6
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
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
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
JAMTARA
Distance to nearest town (km)
45
Distance to district HQ (km)
45
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
3
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
NAGARI
Total area (ha)
240.58
Irrigated area (ha)
20.21
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Dhobna

LGD code
373221
Pincode
815359
Post office
Kundahit
Population (Census 2011)
394
Population (projected 2026)
465
Households
88
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
980
Literacy rate
52.8%
Coordinates
25.09017°N, 87.50587°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Dumka
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Nala
Member of Parliament
Nalin Soren
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rabindra Nath Mahato
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SHANKAR KORA
Block / Mandal
Kundhit
Getting there

How to reach Dhobna

Mandal centre
Kundhit · ≈ 140 km
≈ 4 h 48 min by car · 5 h 42 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Jamtara · ≈ 117 km
≈ 4 h 1 min by car · 4 h 46 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 12,298 people
Karma · ≈ 7.1 km
≈ 15 min by car · 17 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi295 kmcapital
  • Kolkata293 km
  • Delhi1094 km
  • Hyderabad1267 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationMirza Cheuki Railway Station19 km
  • Hospital / PHCCHC, Boarijore4 km
  • CollegeAmbedkar Institute of Health Line49 km
  • Police stationNaka No 2(Police Station)49 km
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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)
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