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About Dobhi Village

Dobhi is a mid sized village in Nainpur tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 567, made up of 265 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,140 females per 1000 males. The village covers 412.86 hectares hectares.

Dobhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dobhi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Nainpur
Area (hectares) 412.86 hectares
Population 567
Male Population 265
Female Population 302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,140
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dobhi compares

By the 2011 count Dobhi is the 91st largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 834 residents. Its 412.86 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Dobhi

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

Dobhi lies about 26 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Pindrai, about 8.7 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 Dobhi
Nearest railway station Pindrai 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Nainpur 13 km
District headquarters Mandla 26 km

Villages closest to Dobhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dobhi village had a population of 567. That makes it the 91st largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 834 residents.

Dobhi village has 265 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dobhi has about 1140 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

Dobhi covers 412.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dobhi falls under Nainpur tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dobhi is Pindrai, about 8.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dobhi.

Dobhi is about 26 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dobhi is in Nainpur tehsil of Mandla district. Pindrai is about 8.7 km away. Nainpur is about 13 km away. Mandla is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tikariya (1.9 km), Jaitpuri (2.0 km) and Bhainswahi (2.0 km).

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

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