About Dob Village

Dob is a mid sized village in Goharganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,935, made up of 985 males and 950 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 726.846 hectares hectares.

Dob Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dob village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Raisen
Tehsil	Goharganj
Area (hectares)	726.846 hectares
Population	1,935
Male Population	985
Female Population	950
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dob compares

By the 2011 count Dob is the 13th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 726.846 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Dob

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

Dob lies about 50 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Hoshangabad, about 24 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 town	Narmadapuram	24 km
Nearest railway station	Hoshangabad	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goharganj	28 km
District headquarters	Raisen	50 km

Villages closest to Dob

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goharganj 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 1,935. That makes it the 13th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Dob village has 985 males and 950 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dob has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

Dob covers 726.846 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dob falls under Goharganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dob is Hoshangabad, about 24 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 Dob.

Dob is about 50 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dob is in Goharganj tehsil of Raisen district. Narmadapuram is about 24 km away. Hoshangabad is about 24 km away. Goharganj is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.