About Dobh Village

Dobh is a small village in Babai tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 401, made up of 248 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 617 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.58 hectares hectares.

Dobh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dobh village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Hoshangabad
Tehsil	Babai
Area (hectares)	58.58 hectares
Population	401
Male Population	248
Female Population	153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	617
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 Dobh compares

By the 2011 count Dobh is the 89th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 58.58 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Dobh

Dobh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dobh 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 Dobh from other places

Dobh lies about 24 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Kesla, about 5.4 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 Dobh
Nearest railway station	Kesla	5.4 km
Nearest town	Itārsi	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Babai	16 km
District headquarters	Hoshangabad	24 km

Villages closest to Dobh

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

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Common questions about Dobh

As per the Census of India 2011, Dobh village had a population of 401. That makes it the 89th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Dobh village has 248 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dobh has about 617 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Dobh covers 58.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dobh falls under Babai tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dobh is Kesla, about 5.4 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 Dobh.

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

Dobh is in Babai tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Kesla is about 5.4 km away. Itārsi is about 11 km away. Babai is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.