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About Dobha Village

Dobha is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 139, made up of 65 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,138 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dobha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dobha village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246001
Area (hectares) 69.38 hectares
Population 139
Male Population 65
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,138
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dobha compares

By the 2011 count Dobha is the 231st largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 69.38 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Dobha

Dobha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dobha as Available within 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 Dobha from other places

Dobha lies about 43 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 50 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
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 2.6 km
District headquarters Garhwal 43 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 50 km

Villages closest to Dobha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dobha village had a population of 139. That makes it the 231st largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Dobha village has 65 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dobha has about 1138 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Dobha is 246001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dobha covers 69.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dobha falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dobha is Rishikesh, about 50 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dobha.

Dobha is about 43 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dobha is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 2.6 km away. Garhwal is about 43 km away. Rishikesh 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 Dobhal Khola (under 2 km), Dobliya Talla (under 2 km) and Dobuliya Malla (under 2 km).

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

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