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About Dabu Village

Dabu is a small village in Sihora tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 341, made up of 172 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.97 hectares hectares.

Dabu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dabu village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Sihora
Area (hectares) 111.97 hectares
Population 341
Male Population 172
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dabu compares

By the 2011 count Dabu is the 103rd largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 931 residents. Its 111.97 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 948.

Getting to Dabu

Dabu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dabu as Available within 5 - 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dabu from other places

Dabu lies about 36 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihora Road, about 4.7 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 Dabu
Nearest railway station Sihora Road 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sihora 6.8 km
Nearest town Sihorā 6.8 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 36 km

Villages closest to Dabu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dabu village had a population of 341. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 931 residents.

Dabu village has 172 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dabu has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Dabu covers 111.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dabu falls under Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dabu is Sihora Road, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Dabu is about 36 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dabu is in Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district. Sihora Road is about 4.7 km away. Sihora is about 6.8 km away. Sihorā is about 6.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Budhuwa (under 2 km), Makura (under 2 km) and Phanwani (1.8 km).

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

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