About Dobha Village

Dobha is a mid sized village in Bali Chowki tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 551, made up of 283 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dobha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dobha village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Bali Chowki
Pincode	175106
Area (hectares)	150.56 hectares
Population	551
Male Population	283
Female Population	268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dobha compares

By the 2011 count Dobha is the 29th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 389 residents. Its 150.56 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Dobha

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

Dobha lies about 27 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 50 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 Dobha
Tehsil headquarters	Bali Chowki	6.3 km
District headquarters	Mandi	27 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	50 km

Villages closest to Dobha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bali Chowki 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.

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Common questions about Dobha

As per the Census of India 2011, Dobha village had a population of 551. That makes it the 29th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Dobha village has 283 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dobha has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Dobha is 175106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dobha covers 150.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dobha falls under Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dobha is Buffer Stop, about 50 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 - 10 km distance for Dobha.

Dobha is about 27 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dobha is in Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district. Bali Chowki is about 6.3 km away. Mandi is about 27 km away. Buffer Stop is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.