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About Dobhi Village

Dobhi is a mid sized village in Niwas tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 698, made up of 369 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.97 hectares hectares.

Dobhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dobhi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Niwas
Area (hectares) 211.97 hectares
Population 698
Male Population 369
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dobhi compares

By the 2011 count Dobhi is the 70th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 671 residents. Its 211.97 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Dobhi

Dobhi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dobhi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dobhi from other places

Dobhi lies about 44 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Mandla Fort, about 46 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
Tehsil headquarters Niwas 21 km
District headquarters Mandla 44 km
Nearest town Mandlā 44 km
Nearest railway station Mandla Fort 46 km

Villages closest to Dobhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Niwas 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 698. That makes it the 70th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 671 residents.

Dobhi village has 369 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dobhi has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Dobhi covers 211.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dobhi is Mandla Fort, about 46 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dobhi.

Dobhi is about 44 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 Niwas tehsil of Mandla district. Niwas is about 21 km away. Mandla is about 44 km away. Mandlā is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basgarhi Mal (7.9 km), Seoni Mal (9.0 km) and Seoni Ryt (9.0 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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