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About Dorba Village

Dorba is a mid sized village in Manpur tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 964, made up of 502 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 907.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dorba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dorba village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Manpur
Pincode 491229
Area (hectares) 907.65 hectares
Population 964
Male Population 502
Female Population 462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dorba compares

By the 2011 count Dorba is the 20th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 528 residents. Its 907.65 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Dorba

Dorba is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dorba as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dorba from other places

Dorba lies about 69 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Gudum, about 18 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 Dorba
Nearest railway station Gudum 18 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Manpur 24 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 69 km

Villages closest to Dorba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dorba village had a population of 964. That makes it the 20th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 528 residents.

Dorba village has 502 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dorba has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Dorba is 491229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dorba covers 907.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dorba falls under Manpur tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dorba is Gudum, about 18 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 <5 km distance for Dorba.

Dorba is about 69 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dorba is in Manpur tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Gudum is about 18 km away. Dalli Rājhara is about 19 km away. Manpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murar Gota (2.4 km), Khadgaon (2.6 km) and Bhatgaon (2.7 km).

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

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