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About Dobra Village

Dobra is a small village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 443, made up of 216 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dobra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dobra village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249130
Area (hectares) 230.28 hectares
Population 443
Male Population 216
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
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 Dobra compares

By the 2011 count Dobra is the 46th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 230.28 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1154.

Getting to Dobra

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

Dobra lies about 6.3 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 31 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 Dobra
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 6.3 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 31 km

Villages closest to Dobra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dobra village had a population of 443. That makes it the 46th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Dobra village has 216 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dobra has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1154.

The pincode recorded for Dobra is 249130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dobra covers 230.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dobra falls under Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dobra is Rishikesh, about 31 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 Dobra.

Dobra is about 6.3 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dobra is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 6.3 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 6.3 km away. Rishikesh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dobara (under 2 km), Kyari (under 2 km) and Chopra (under 2 km).

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

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