About Dobh Village

Dobh is a mid sized village in Karahal tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 974, made up of 522 males and 452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3154 hectares hectares.

Dobh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dobh village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Sheopur
Tehsil	Karahal
Area (hectares)	3154 hectares
Population	974
Male Population	522
Female Population	452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	866
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dobh compares

By the 2011 count Dobh is the 38th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents. Its 3154 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

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 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 Dobh from other places

Dobh lies about 34 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Durgapuri, about 27 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
Tehsil headquarters	Karahal	27 km
Nearest railway station	Durgapuri	27 km
District headquarters	Sheopur	34 km

Villages closest to Dobh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dobh village had a population of 974. That makes it the 38th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents.

Dobh village has 522 males and 452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dobh has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Dobh covers 3154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dobh falls under Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dobh is Durgapuri, about 27 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dobh.

Dobh is about 34 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dobh is in Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district. Karahal is about 27 km away. Durgapuri is about 27 km away. Sheopur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.