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About Doba Village

Doba is a mid sized village in Kuru tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,263, made up of 649 males and 614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 474 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Doba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Doba village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Kuru
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 474 hectares
Population 1,263
Male Population 649
Female Population 614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Doba compares

By the 2011 count Doba is the 28th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 474 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 1004.

Getting to Doba

Doba is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Doba as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Doba from other places

Doba lies about 17 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Barkichampi, about 9.5 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 Doba
Tehsil headquarters Kuru 2.2 km
Nearest railway station Barkichampi 9.5 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 17 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 17 km

Villages closest to Doba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Doba village had a population of 1,263. That makes it the 28th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Doba village has 649 males and 614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Doba has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Doba is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Doba covers 474 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Doba falls under Kuru tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Doba is Barkichampi, about 9.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Doba.

Doba is about 17 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Doba is in Kuru tehsil of Lohardaga district. Kuru is about 2.2 km away. Barkichampi is about 9.5 km away. Lohardaga is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taku (under 2 km), Jido (2.1 km) and Kuru (2.2 km).

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

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