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About Dobha Village

Dobha is a mid sized village in Dhalbhumgarh tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 549, made up of 278 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dobha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dobha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Dhalbhumgarh
Pincode 832303
Area (hectares) 98 hectares
Population 549
Male Population 278
Female Population 271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dobha compares

By the 2011 count Dobha is the 40th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Dobha

The census records public bus service for Dobha as Available within 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 <5 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 4.5 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chirugoda, about under 2 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
Nearest railway station Chirugoda under 2 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhalbhumgarh 5.6 km
Nearest town Ghātsīla 6.3 km

Villages closest to Dobha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dobha village had a population of 549. That makes it the 40th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Dobha village has 278 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dobha has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Dobha is 832303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dobha covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dobha falls under Dhalbhumgarh tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dobha is Chirugoda, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dobha.

Dobha is about 4.5 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dobha is in Dhalbhumgarh tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Chirugoda is about under 2 km away. Purbi Singhbhum is about 4.5 km away. Dhalbhumgarh is about 5.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaduya (2.3 km), Bagula (3.3 km) and Jagannathpur (3.8 km).

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

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