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About Dobokanala Village

Dobokanala is a mid sized village in Hojai tehsil, in the district of Nagaon, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 978, made up of 491 males and 487 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 782440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dobokanala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dobokanala village
Description Value
State Assam
District Nagaon
Tehsil Hojai
Pincode 782440
Area (hectares) 169.56 hectares
Population 978
Male Population 491
Female Population 487
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dobokanala compares

By the 2011 count Dobokanala is the 65th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents. Its 169.56 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dobokanala

Dobokanala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dobokanala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dobokanala from other places

Dobokanala lies about 33 km from Nagaon, and the nearest railway station is Jugijan railway station, about 10 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dobokanala
Nearest railway station Jugijan railway station 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Hojai 12 km
Nearest town Hojāi 12 km
District headquarters Nagaon 33 km

Villages closest to Dobokanala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hojai tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dobokanala

As per the Census of India 2011, Dobokanala village had a population of 978. That makes it the 65th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents.

Dobokanala village has 491 males and 487 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dobokanala has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Dobokanala is 782440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dobokanala covers 169.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dobokanala falls under Hojai tehsil of Nagaon district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Dobokanala is Jugijan railway station, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dobokanala.

Dobokanala is about 33 km from Nagaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dobokanala is in Hojai tehsil of Nagaon district. Jugijan railway station is about 10 km away. Hojai is about 12 km away. Hojāi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dighaljar Doboka Dighaljarani F V (under 2 km), Nam Doboka Gaon (under 2 km) and Nam Doboka Pather (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dobokanala today is likely to be higher.

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