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About Dhobra Village

Dhobra is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,204, made up of 648 males and 556 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhobra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145025
Area (hectares) 182 hectares
Population 1,204
Male Population 648
Female Population 556
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhobra compares

By the 2011 count Dhobra is the 95th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 182 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Dhobra

Dhobra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhobra 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhobra from other places

Dhobra lies about 23 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jakolari, about under 2 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 Dhobra
Nearest railway station Jakolari under 2 km
Nearest town Dīnānagar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 13 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 23 km

Villages closest to Dhobra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobra village had a population of 1,204. That makes it the 95th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Dhobra village has 648 males and 556 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobra has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Dhobra is 145025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhobra covers 182 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhobra falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhobra is Jakolari, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhobra.

Dhobra is about 23 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobra is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Jakolari is about under 2 km away. Dīnānagar is about 10 km away. Pathankot is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhako Lahri (under 2 km), Balsua (under 2 km) and Bharial (1.7 km).

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

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