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About Dob Village

Dob is a small village in Multai tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 488, made up of 259 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 376.22 hectares hectares.

Dob Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dob village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Multai
Area (hectares) 376.22 hectares
Population 488
Male Population 259
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dob compares

By the 2011 count Dob is the 175th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents. Its 376.22 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Dob

Dob is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dob as Available within <5 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 Dob from other places

Dob lies about 54 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Hatanpur, about 7.0 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 Dob
Nearest railway station Hatanpur 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Multai 16 km
District headquarters Betul 54 km

Villages closest to Dob

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dob village had a population of 488. That makes it the 175th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents.

Dob village has 259 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dob has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Dob covers 376.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dob falls under Multai tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dob is Hatanpur, about 7.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dob.

Dob is about 54 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dob is in Multai tehsil of Betul district. Hatanpur is about 7.0 km away. Multai is about 16 km away. Betul is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siladehi (1.6 km), Nandbohi (2.2 km) and Jam (2.2 km).

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

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