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About Dabla Village

Dabla is a small village in Chakrata tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 344, made up of 173 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 563.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dabla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dabla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Chakrata
Pincode 248124
Area (hectares) 563.86 hectares
Population 344
Male Population 173
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
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 Dabla compares

By the 2011 count Dabla is the 54th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 401 residents. Its 563.86 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Dabla

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

Dabla lies about 42 km from Dehradun. 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 Dabla
Tehsil headquarters Chakrata 12 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 28 km
District headquarters Dehradun 42 km

Villages closest to Dabla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dabla village had a population of 344. That makes it the 54th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 401 residents.

Dabla village has 173 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dabla has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Dabla is 248124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dabla covers 563.86 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.

Dabla falls under Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Dabla notes the nearest railway station 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 Dabla.

Dabla is about 42 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dabla is in Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district. Chakrata is about 12 km away. Mussoorie is about 28 km away. Dehradun is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jashta (2.1 km), Chunauti (2.2 km) and Rikhnad Range (2.5 km).

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

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