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About Dabka Village

Dabka is one of the larger villages in Padra tehsil, in the district of Vadodara, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,345, made up of 3,963 males and 3,382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1906.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 391440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dabka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dabka village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Vadodara
Tehsil Padra
Pincode 391440
Area (hectares) 1906.31 hectares
Population 7,345
Male Population 3,963
Female Population 3,382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dabka compares

By the 2011 count Dabka is the 6th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,674 residents. Its 1906.31 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Dabka

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

Dabka lies about 26 km from Vadodara, and the nearest railway station is Bhoj Padra, about 9.0 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 Dabka
Nearest railway station Bhoj Padra 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Padra 13 km
District headquarters Vadodara 26 km

Villages closest to Dabka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dabka village had a population of 7,345. That makes it the 6th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,674 residents.

Dabka village has 3,963 males and 3,382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dabka has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Dabka is 391440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dabka covers 1906.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dabka falls under Padra tehsil of Vadodara district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Dabka is Bhoj Padra, about 9.0 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dabka.

Dabka is about 26 km from Vadodara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dabka is in Padra tehsil of Vadodara district. Bhoj Padra is about 9.0 km away. Padra is about 13 km away. Vadodara is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mujpur (3.7 km), Muval (8.3 km) and Dabhasa (8.4 km).

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

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