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About Doba Village

Doba is a small village in Kosya Kutauli tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 317, made up of 150 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Doba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Doba village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Kosya Kutauli
Pincode 263135
Area (hectares) 95.5 hectares
Population 317
Male Population 150
Female Population 167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,113
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Doba compares

By the 2011 count Doba is the 37th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 95.5 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1055.

Getting to Doba

Doba is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Doba as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Doba from other places

Doba lies about 11 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 26 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 Doba
Tehsil headquarters Kosya Kutauli 2.2 km
District headquarters Nainital 11 km
Nearest town Naini Tāl 11 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 26 km

Villages closest to Doba

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kosya Kutauli 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 Doba

As per the Census of India 2011, Doba village had a population of 317. That makes it the 37th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Doba village has 150 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Doba has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1055.

The pincode recorded for Doba is 263135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Doba covers 95.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Doba falls under Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Doba is Kathgodam, about 26 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Doba.

Doba is about 11 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Doba is in Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district. Kosya Kutauli is about 2.2 km away. Nainital is about 11 km away. Naini Tāl is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nauna (under 2 km), Simalkhan Chuck Dotyal (1.6 km) and Simayal Kapuli (1.6 km).

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

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