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About Dodum Village

Dodum is a small village in Bhairamgarh tehsil, in the district of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 113, made up of 68 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 662 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dodum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dodum village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bijapur
Tehsil Bhairamgarh
Pincode 494450
Area (hectares) 211.53 hectares
Population 113
Male Population 68
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 662
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dodum compares

By the 2011 count Dodum is the 148th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 211.53 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1065.

Getting to Dodum

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

Dodum lies about 36 km from Bijapur, and the nearest railway station is Kamalur, about 48 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 Dodum
Tehsil headquarters Bhairamgarh 20 km
District headquarters Bijapur 36 km
Nearest railway station Kamalur 48 km
Nearest town Bacheli 60 km

Villages closest to Dodum

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dodum village had a population of 113. That makes it the 148th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Dodum village has 68 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dodum has about 662 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1065.

The pincode recorded for Dodum is 494450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dodum covers 211.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dodum falls under Bhairamgarh tehsil of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dodum is Kamalur, about 48 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dodum.

Dodum is about 36 km from Bijapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dodum is in Bhairamgarh tehsil of Bijapur district. Bhairamgarh is about 20 km away. Bijapur is about 36 km away. Kamalur is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pulod (4.7 km), Jaigur (4.9 km) and Medpal (5.1 km).

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

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