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About Dobhi Village

Dobhi is a small village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 24, made up of 15 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 600 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.62 hectares hectares.

Dobhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dobhi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 207.62 hectares
Population 24
Male Population 15
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 600
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dobhi compares

By the 2011 count Dobhi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 207.62 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 1012.

Getting to Dobhi

The census records public bus service for Dobhi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dobhi from other places

Dobhi lies about 25 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Kheta Sarai, 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 Dobhi
Nearest railway station Kheta Sarai under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 8.0 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 8.0 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 25 km

Villages closest to Dobhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dobhi village had a population of 24. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Dobhi village has 15 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dobhi has about 600 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Dobhi covers 207.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dobhi falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dobhi is Kheta Sarai, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dobhi.

Dobhi is about 25 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dobhi is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Kheta Sarai is about under 2 km away. Shahganj is about 8.0 km away. Shāhganj is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akbar Shahpur (under 2 km), Kajishahpur (under 2 km) and Dandsawli (under 2 km).

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

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