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About Dobrana Village

Dobrana is a large village in Jamuria tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,245, made up of 1,650 males and 1,595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713378, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dobrana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dobrana village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Jamuria
Pincode 713378
Area (hectares) 196.3 hectares
Population 3,245
Male Population 1,650
Female Population 1,595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dobrana compares

By the 2011 count Dobrana is the 5th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,977 residents. Its 196.3 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Dobrana

Dobrana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dobrana as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dobrana from other places

Dobrana lies about 74 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Panchra, about 4.9 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 Dobrana
Nearest town Dubrājpur 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Panchra 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jamuria 31 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 74 km

Villages closest to Dobrana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dobrana village had a population of 3,245. That makes it the 5th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,977 residents.

Dobrana village has 1,650 males and 1,595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dobrana has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Dobrana is 713378. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dobrana covers 196.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dobrana falls under Jamuria tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dobrana is Panchra, about 4.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dobrana.

Dobrana is about 74 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dobrana is in Jamuria tehsil of Barddhaman district. Dubrājpur is about 3.5 km away. Panchra is about 4.9 km away. Jamuria 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 Kenda (2.0 km), Sarakdihi (2.2 km) and Bahadurpur (5.2 km).

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

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