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About Dobh Village

Dobh is a mid sized village in Duldula tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,251, made up of 624 males and 627 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 884.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dobh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dobh village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Duldula
Pincode 496334
Area (hectares) 884.68 hectares
Population 1,251
Male Population 624
Female Population 627
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dobh compares

By the 2011 count Dobh is the 14th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 884.68 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Dobh

Dobh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dobh as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dobh from other places

Dobh lies about 28 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Biramitrapur, about 54 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 Dobh
Nearest town Simdega 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Duldula 24 km
District headquarters Jashpur 28 km
Nearest railway station Biramitrapur 54 km

Villages closest to Dobh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Duldula 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 Dobh

As per the Census of India 2011, Dobh village had a population of 1,251. That makes it the 14th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Dobh village has 624 males and 627 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dobh has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Dobh is 496334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dobh covers 884.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dobh falls under Duldula tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dobh is Biramitrapur, about 54 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Dobh.

Dobh is about 28 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dobh is in Duldula tehsil of Jashpur district. Simdega is about 20 km away. Duldula is about 24 km away. Jashpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salamali (11 km), Dhodhipara (13 km) and Sanpghara (13 km).

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

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