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About Dobra Village

Dobra is a mid sized village in Pirawa tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,304, made up of 687 males and 617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326036, 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 Pirawa
Pincode 326036
Area (hectares) 316 hectares
Population 1,304
Male Population 687
Female Population 617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
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 39th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 988 residents. Its 316 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 950.

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 27 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalarapatan, about 21 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 railway station Jhalarapatan 21 km
Nearest town Jhālrapātan 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Pirawa 24 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 27 km

Villages closest to Dobra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pirawa 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 1,304. That makes it the 39th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 988 residents.

Dobra village has 687 males and 617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dobra has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Dobra is 326036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dobra covers 316 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dobra falls under Pirawa tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dobra is Jhalarapatan, about 21 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 27 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 Pirawa tehsil of Jhalawar district. Jhalarapatan is about 21 km away. Jhālrapātan is about 21 km away. Pirawa is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dobri (under 2 km), Moondla (1.8 km) and Deewal Khera (2.2 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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