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About Dobi Village

Dobi is a large village in Budni tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,270, made up of 1,161 males and 1,109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 681.78 hectares hectares.

Dobi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dobi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Budni
Area (hectares) 681.78 hectares
Population 2,270
Male Population 1,161
Female Population 1,109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dobi compares

By the 2011 count Dobi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 681.78 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 885.

Getting to Dobi

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

Dobi lies about 90 km from Sehore, 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 Dobi
Nearest town Narmadapuram 24 km
Nearest railway station Hoshangabad 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Budni 26 km
District headquarters Sehore 90 km

Villages closest to Dobi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dobi village had a population of 2,270. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Dobi village has 1,161 males and 1,109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dobi has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 885.

Dobi covers 681.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dobi falls under Budni tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dobi 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 Dobi.

Dobi is about 90 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dobi is in Budni tehsil of Sehore district. Narmadapuram is about 24 km away. Hoshangabad is about 24 km away. Budni 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 Satramau (1.8 km), Gonda Kheda (2.5 km) and Pipaliya Kharra (2.5 km).

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

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