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About Dobri Village

Dobri is a mid sized village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,798, made up of 935 males and 863 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dobri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dobri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Paonta Sahib
Pincode 173025
Area (hectares) 174 hectares
Population 1,798
Male Population 935
Female Population 863
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dobri compares

By the 2011 count Dobri is the 16th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 174 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Dobri

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

Dobri lies about 52 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 20 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 Dobri
Nearest town Mussoorie 18 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Paonta Sahib 25 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 52 km

Villages closest to Dobri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paonta Sahib 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 Dobri

As per the Census of India 2011, Dobri village had a population of 1,798. That makes it the 16th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Dobri village has 935 males and 863 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dobri has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Dobri is 173025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dobri covers 174 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dobri falls under Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dobri is Dehradun, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dobri.

Dobri is about 52 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dobri is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Mussoorie is about 18 km away. Dehradun is about 20 km away. Paonta Sahib is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ajauli (1.8 km), Sampda Shubh Khera (8.7 km) and Sampda Devi Nagar (8.8 km).

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

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