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About Dobhan Village

Dobhan is a mid sized village in Nasrullaganj tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 779, made up of 398 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 545.95 hectares hectares.

Dobhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dobhan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Nasrullaganj
Area (hectares) 545.95 hectares
Population 779
Male Population 398
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Dobhan compares

By the 2011 count Dobhan is the 83rd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 545.95 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Dobhan

Dobhan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dobhan 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dobhan from other places

Dobhan lies about 58 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Charkhera, about 35 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 Dobhan
Tehsil headquarters Nasrullaganj 17 km
Nearest town Nasrullāhganj 17 km
Nearest railway station Charkhera 35 km
District headquarters Sehore 58 km

Villages closest to Dobhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dobhan village had a population of 779. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Dobhan village has 398 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dobhan has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Dobhan covers 545.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dobhan falls under Nasrullaganj tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dobhan is Charkhera, about 35 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dobhan.

Dobhan is about 58 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dobhan is in Nasrullaganj tehsil of Sehore district. Nasrullaganj is about 17 km away. Nasrullāhganj is about 17 km away. Charkhera is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumantal (2.7 km), Basudeo (3.2 km) and Sarsodia (3.2 km).

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

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