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About Dabka Village

Dabka is a mid sized village in Umarga tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,348, made up of 690 males and 658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 440.41 hectares hectares.

Dabka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dabka village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Umarga
Area (hectares) 440.41 hectares
Population 1,348
Male Population 690
Female Population 658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dabka compares

By the 2011 count Dabka is the 52nd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents. Its 440.41 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Dabka

Dabka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dabka 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dabka from other places

Dabka lies about 77 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Kamalapura, about 43 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 Dabka
Tehsil headquarters Umarga 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Kamalapura 43 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 77 km

Villages closest to Dabka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dabka village had a population of 1,348. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents.

Dabka village has 690 males and 658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dabka has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Dabka covers 440.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dabka falls under Umarga tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dabka is Kamalapura, about 43 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dabka.

Dabka is about 77 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dabka is in Umarga tehsil of Osmanabad district. Umarga is about 4.8 km away. Kamalapura is about 43 km away. Osmanabad is about 77 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ekundiwadi (1.5 km), Turori (2.5 km) and Mulaj (3.6 km).

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

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