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About Dobha Village

Dobha is a mid sized village in Pohri tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,389, made up of 696 males and 693 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 695.15 hectares hectares.

Dobha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dobha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pohri
Area (hectares) 695.15 hectares
Population 1,389
Male Population 696
Female Population 693
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
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 Dobha compares

By the 2011 count Dobha is the 36th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 878 residents. Its 695.15 hectares work out to about 2.0 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, well above the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Dobha

Dobha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dobha 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 Dobha from other places

Dobha lies about 43 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Rayshree, about 38 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 Dobha
Tehsil headquarters Pohri 13 km
Nearest railway station Rayshree 38 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 43 km

Villages closest to Dobha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dobha village had a population of 1,389. That makes it the 36th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 878 residents.

Dobha village has 696 males and 693 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dobha has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 875.

Dobha covers 695.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dobha falls under Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dobha is Rayshree, about 38 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 Dobha.

Dobha is about 43 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dobha is in Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district. Pohri is about 13 km away. Rayshree is about 38 km away. Shivpuri is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahdewa (2.5 km), Sarwani (2.8 km) and Manpur (3.1 km).

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

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