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About Dobh Village

Dobh is a mid sized village in Keolari tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,193, made up of 620 males and 573 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 769.56 hectares hectares.

Dobh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dobh village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Keolari
Area (hectares) 769.56 hectares
Population 1,193
Male Population 620
Female Population 573
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dobh compares

By the 2011 count Dobh is the 36th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 829 residents. Its 769.56 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1000.

Getting to Dobh

Dobh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dobh as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dobh from other places

Dobh lies about 52 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Bothiya, about 2.9 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 Dobh
Nearest railway station Bothiya 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Keolari 3.6 km
Nearest town Nainpur 19 km
District headquarters Seoni 52 km

Villages closest to Dobh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dobh village had a population of 1,193. That makes it the 36th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 829 residents.

Dobh village has 620 males and 573 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dobh has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Dobh covers 769.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dobh falls under Keolari tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dobh is Bothiya, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dobh.

Dobh is about 52 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dobh is in Keolari tehsil of Seoni district. Bothiya is about 2.9 km away. Keolari is about 3.6 km away. Nainpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muchche Dobri Ryt (under 2 km), Ghursar (2.5 km) and Bandeli (3.2 km).

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

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