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About Dhobe Village

Dhobe is a small village in Orchha tehsil, in the district of Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 173, made up of 87 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 494661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhobe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobe village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Narayanpur
Tehsil Orchha
Pincode 494661
Population 173
Male Population 87
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhobe compares

By the 2011 count Dhobe is the 66th largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Dhobe

Dhobe is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhobe as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Dhobe from other places

Dhobe lies about 48 km from Narayanpur, and the nearest railway station is Dantewara, about 53 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 Dhobe
Tehsil headquarters Orchha 11 km
District headquarters Narayanpur 48 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 48 km
Nearest railway station Dantewara 53 km

Villages closest to Dhobe

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobe village had a population of 173. That makes it the 66th largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Dhobe village has 87 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobe has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Dhobe is 494661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhobe falls under Orchha tehsil of Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhobe is Dantewara, about 53 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 10+ km distance for Dhobe.

Dhobe is about 48 km from Narayanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobe is in Orchha tehsil of Narayanpur district. Orchha is about 11 km away. Narayanpur is about 48 km away. Nārāinpur is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhondarbeda (under 2 km), Chhindpur (1.8 km) and Ghamandi (2.2 km).

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

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