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About Dholbey Village

Dholbey is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 322, made up of 168 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 545 hectares hectares.

Dholbey Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholbey village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Rajgarh
Area (hectares) 545 hectares
Population 322
Male Population 168
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dholbey compares

By the 2011 count Dholbey is the 205th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 545 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Dholbey

Dholbey is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dholbey as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Dholbey from other places

Dholbey lies about 13 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Pench, about 11 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 Dholbey
Nearest railway station Pench 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 13 km
Nearest town Rājgarh 13 km

Villages closest to Dholbey

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholbey village had a population of 322. That makes it the 205th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Dholbey village has 168 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholbey has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Dholbey covers 545 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dholbey falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dholbey is Pench, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Dholbey.

Dholbey is about 13 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dholbey is in Rajgarh tehsil of Rajgarh district. Pench is about 11 km away. Rajgarh is about 13 km away. Rājgarh is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Leharcha (1.7 km), Nipaniya (2.1 km) and Nogaon (2.5 km).

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

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