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About Dobo Village

Dobo is a large village in Chandil tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,235, made up of 1,109 males and 1,126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 551.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dobo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dobo village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Chandil
Pincode 831012
Area (hectares) 551.95 hectares
Population 2,235
Male Population 1,109
Female Population 1,126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dobo compares

By the 2011 count Dobo is the 9th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,064 residents. Its 551.95 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Dobo

Dobo is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dobo as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dobo from other places

Dobo lies about 24 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Adityapur, about 8.1 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 Dobo
Nearest town Kopali 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Adityapur 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandil 16 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 24 km

Villages closest to Dobo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dobo village had a population of 2,235. That makes it the 9th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,064 residents.

Dobo village has 1,109 males and 1,126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dobo has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Dobo is 831012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dobo covers 551.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dobo falls under Chandil tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dobo is Adityapur, about 8.1 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 - 10 km distance for Dobo.

Dobo is about 24 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dobo is in Chandil tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Kopali is about 3.1 km away. Adityapur is about 8.1 km away. Chandil is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asan Bani (2.4 km), Kopali (3.1 km) and Kandarberya (5.0 km).

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

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