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About Dob Village

Dob is a mid sized village in Gangapur tehsil, in the district of Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,486, made up of 826 males and 660 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 799 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 322219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dob Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dob village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Sawai Madhopur
Tehsil Gangapur
Pincode 322219
Area (hectares) 395.11 hectares
Population 1,486
Male Population 826
Female Population 660
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 799
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dob compares

By the 2011 count Dob is the 49th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents. Its 395.11 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 882.

Getting to Dob

Dob is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dob as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dob from other places

Dob lies about 70 km from Sawai Madhopur, and the nearest railway station is Chhoti Odai, about 6.3 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 Dob
Nearest railway station Chhoti Odai 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangapur 8.8 km
Nearest town Gangāpur 8.8 km
District headquarters Sawai Madhopur 70 km

Villages closest to Dob

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dob village had a population of 1,486. That makes it the 49th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents.

Dob village has 826 males and 660 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dob has about 799 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 882.

The pincode recorded for Dob is 322219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dob covers 395.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dob falls under Gangapur tehsil of Sawai Madhopur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dob is Chhoti Odai, about 6.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dob.

Dob is about 70 km from Sawai Madhopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dob is in Gangapur tehsil of Sawai Madhopur district. Chhoti Odai is about 6.3 km away. Gangapur is about 8.8 km away. Gangāpur is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vinega (under 2 km), Jeewli (under 2 km) and Toksi (1.8 km).

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

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