About Dobha Village

Dobha is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8, made up of 5 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 600 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246453, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dobha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dobha village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Tharali
Pincode	246453
Area (hectares)	13.65 hectares
Population	8
Male Population	5
Female Population	3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	600
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 Dobha compares

By the 2011 count Dobha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 13.65 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 1152.

Getting to Dobha

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

Dobha lies about 26 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 85 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 Dobha
District headquarters	Chamoli	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tharali	30 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	44 km
Nearest railway station	Kotdwara	85 km

Villages closest to Dobha

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

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Common questions about Dobha

As per the Census of India 2011, Dobha village had a population of 8. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Dobha village has 5 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dobha has about 600 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Dobha is 246453. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dobha covers 13.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dobha falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dobha is Kotdwara, about 85 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 Dobha.

Dobha is about 26 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dobha is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Chamoli is about 26 km away. Tharali is about 30 km away. Srīnagar is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.