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About Dobda Village

Dobda is a mid sized village in Malhargarh tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 915, made up of 449 males and 466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368.86 hectares hectares.

Dobda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dobda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Malhargarh
Area (hectares) 368.86 hectares
Population 915
Male Population 449
Female Population 466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dobda compares

By the 2011 count Dobda is the 63rd largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents. Its 368.86 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Dobda

Dobda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dobda as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Dobda from other places

Dobda lies about 31 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Piplia, about 26 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 Dobda
Nearest town Manāsa 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Malhargarh 26 km
Nearest railway station Piplia 26 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 31 km

Villages closest to Dobda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dobda village had a population of 915. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents.

Dobda village has 449 males and 466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dobda has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Dobda covers 368.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dobda falls under Malhargarh tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dobda is Piplia, about 26 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dobda.

Dobda is about 31 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dobda is in Malhargarh tehsil of Mandsaur district. Manāsa is about 23 km away. Malhargarh is about 26 km away. Piplia 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 Aranyajatya (under 2 km), Sarwaniya (2.3 km) and Ruparel (2.3 km).

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

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