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About Doburji Village

Doburji is a small village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 396, made up of 218 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 817 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Doburji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Doburji village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143511
Area (hectares) 150 hectares
Population 396
Male Population 218
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 817
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Doburji compares

By the 2011 count Doburji is the 90th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 150 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Doburji

Doburji is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Doburji as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Doburji from other places

Doburji lies about 28 km from Gurdaspur. 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 Doburji
Tehsil headquarters Dera Baba Nanak 9.3 km
Nearest town Dhāriwāl 21 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 28 km

Villages closest to Doburji

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Baba Nanak 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 Doburji

As per the Census of India 2011, Doburji village had a population of 396. That makes it the 90th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Doburji village has 218 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Doburji has about 817 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Doburji is 143511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Doburji covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Doburji falls under Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The census record for Doburji notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Doburji.

Doburji is about 28 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Doburji is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Dera Baba Nanak is about 9.3 km away. Dhāriwāl is about 21 km away. Gurdaspur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gowara (under 2 km), Fattupur (under 2 km) and Nabi Nagar (under 2 km).

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

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