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About Dobal Khet Village

Dobal Khet is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 75, made up of 39 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 252622, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dobal Khet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dobal Khet village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 252622
Area (hectares) 50.39 hectares
Population 75
Male Population 39
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
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 Dobal Khet compares

By the 2011 count Dobal Khet is the 214th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 50.39 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Dobal Khet

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

Dobal Khet lies about 32 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 43 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 Dobal Khet
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 22 km
Nearest town Almora 25 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 32 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 43 km

Villages closest to Dobal Khet

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangolihat 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 Dobal Khet

As per the Census of India 2011, Dobal Khet village had a population of 75. That makes it the 214th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Dobal Khet village has 39 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dobal Khet has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Dobal Khet is 252622. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dobal Khet covers 50.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dobal Khet falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dobal Khet is Kathgodam, about 43 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 Dobal Khet.

Dobal Khet is about 32 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dobal Khet is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 22 km away. Almora is about 25 km away. Pithoragarh is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Churiya Gair (2.0 km), Gonai (2.1 km) and Bhed Kuri (2.9 km).

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

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