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About Dobh Village

Dobh is a small village in Jakhnidhar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 345, made up of 153 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,255 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dobh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dobh village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Jakhnidhar
Pincode 249121
Area (hectares) 198.57 hectares
Population 345
Male Population 153
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,255
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 Dobh compares

By the 2011 count Dobh is the 27th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 243 residents. Its 198.57 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Dobh

Dobh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dobh 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 Dobh from other places

Dobh lies about 21 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 37 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 Dobh
Nearest town Srīnagar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakhnidhar 15 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 21 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 37 km

Villages closest to Dobh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dobh village had a population of 345. That makes it the 27th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 243 residents.

Dobh village has 153 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dobh has about 1255 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Dobh is 249121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dobh covers 198.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dobh falls under Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dobh is Rishikesh, about 37 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 Dobh.

Dobh is about 21 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dobh is in Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 15 km away. Jakhnidhar is about 15 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kashi Gaon (4.6 km), Raud Dhar (5.1 km) and Andrethi (5.9 km).

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

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