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About Dobbar Kalan Village

Dobbar Kalan is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 304, made up of 155 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dobbar Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dobbar Kalan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177044
Area (hectares) 69.84 hectares
Population 304
Male Population 155
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dobbar Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Dobbar Kalan is the 67th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 69.84 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Dobbar Kalan

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

Dobbar Kalan lies about 15 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Churaru Takarla, about 30 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 Dobbar Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 6.0 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 15 km
Nearest railway station Churaru Takarla 30 km
Nearest town Nangal 43 km

Villages closest to Dobbar Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nadaun 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 Dobbar Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dobbar Kalan village had a population of 304. That makes it the 67th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Dobbar Kalan village has 155 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dobbar Kalan has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Dobbar Kalan is 177044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dobbar Kalan covers 69.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dobbar Kalan falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dobbar Kalan is Churaru Takarla, about 30 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 <5 km distance for Dobbar Kalan.

Dobbar Kalan is about 15 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dobbar Kalan is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 6.0 km away. Hamirpur is about 15 km away. Churaru Takarla is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dobbar Khurd (under 2 km), Rottian (under 2 km) and Palasi (under 2 km).

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

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