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About Dobar Village

Dobar is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 199, made up of 100 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dobar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dobar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246122
Area (hectares) 239.62 hectares
Population 199
Male Population 100
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dobar compares

By the 2011 count Dobar is the 119th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 239.62 hectares work out to about 0.8 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Dobar

Dobar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dobar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 13 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 20 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 Garhwal 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 13 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 20 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 20 km

Villages closest to Dobar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lansdowne 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 199. That makes it the 119th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Dobar village has 100 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dobar has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Dobar is 246122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dobar covers 239.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dobar falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dobar is Kotdwara, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dobar.

Dobar is about 13 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dobar is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 13 km away. Lansdowne is about 13 km away. Kotdwāra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deobari (under 2 km), Judda (under 2 km) and Bijoli (under 2 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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