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About Dobar Village

Dobar is a small village in Kapkot tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 476, made up of 223 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,135 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263633, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dobar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dobar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kapkot
Pincode 263633
Area (hectares) 208.4 hectares
Population 476
Male Population 223
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,135
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 Dobar compares

By the 2011 count Dobar is the 47th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 208.4 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1098.

Getting to Dobar

Dobar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dobar 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 Dobar from other places

Dobar lies about 21 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 69 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 Dobar
District headquarters Bageshwar 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Kapkot 21 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 31 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 69 km

Villages closest to Dobar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dobar village had a population of 476. That makes it the 47th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Dobar village has 223 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dobar has about 1135 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1098.

The pincode recorded for Dobar is 263633. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dobar covers 208.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dobar falls under Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dobar is Kathgodam, about 69 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 Dobar.

Dobar is about 21 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dobar is in Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district. Bageshwar is about 21 km away. Kapkot is about 21 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhaula (1.9 km), Bhandari Gaon (2.1 km) and Bhadaura (7.5 km).

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

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