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About Dobiya Tal Village

Dobiya Tal is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7, made up of 2 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dobiya Tal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dobiya Tal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246431
Area (hectares) 3.79 hectares
Population 7
Male Population 2
Female Population 5
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,500
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 Dobiya Tal compares

By the 2011 count Dobiya Tal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 3.79 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Dobiya Tal

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

Dobiya Tal lies about 50 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 67 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 Dobiya Tal
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 13 km
Nearest town Almora 50 km
District headquarters Chamoli 50 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 67 km

Villages closest to Dobiya Tal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gairsain 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 Dobiya Tal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dobiya Tal village had a population of 7. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Dobiya Tal village has 2 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dobiya Tal has about 2500 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Dobiya Tal is 246431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dobiya Tal covers 3.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dobiya Tal falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dobiya Tal is Ramnagar, about 67 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 Dobiya Tal.

Dobiya Tal is about 50 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dobiya Tal is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 13 km away. Almora is about 50 km away. Chamoli is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandar Sera (under 2 km), Dugda Sera (under 2 km) and Hali Sera Urf Adibadari (under 2 km).

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

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