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About Dobra Village

Dobra is a mid sized village in Gangdhar tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,334, made up of 705 males and 629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 846.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dobra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dobra village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Gangdhar
Pincode 326514
Area (hectares) 846.44 hectares
Population 1,334
Male Population 705
Female Population 629
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dobra compares

By the 2011 count Dobra is the 27th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 846.44 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 949.

Getting to Dobra

Dobra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dobra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dobra from other places

Dobra lies about 81 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Nathukheri, about 29 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 Dobra
Nearest town Agar 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangdhar 28 km
Nearest railway station Nathukheri 29 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 81 km

Villages closest to Dobra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dobra village had a population of 1,334. That makes it the 27th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Dobra village has 705 males and 629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dobra has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Dobra is 326514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dobra covers 846.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dobra falls under Gangdhar tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dobra is Nathukheri, about 29 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dobra.

Dobra is about 81 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dobra is in Gangdhar tehsil of Jhalawar district. Agar is about 25 km away. Gangdhar is about 28 km away. Nathukheri is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daryaopura (2.5 km), Ghati (2.6 km) and Tokra (2.8 km).

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

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