About Dob Village

Dob is a small village in Itarsi tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 463, made up of 237 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.68 hectares hectares.

Dob Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dob village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Hoshangabad
Tehsil	Itarsi
Area (hectares)	122.68 hectares
Population	463
Male Population	237
Female Population	226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
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 Dob compares

By the 2011 count Dob is the 85th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,011 residents. Its 122.68 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Dob

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

Dob 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 Dob
Nearest railway station	Kesla	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Itarsi	11 km
Nearest town	Itārsi	11 km
District headquarters	Hoshangabad	24 km

Villages closest to Dob

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dob village had a population of 463. That makes it the 85th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,011 residents.

Dob village has 237 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dob has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Dob covers 122.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dob falls under Itarsi tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dob 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 Dob.

Dob 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.

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