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About Dokladih Village

Dokladih is a small village in Bilha tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 358, made up of 200 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 790 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dokladih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dokladih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Bilha
Pincode 495224
Area (hectares) 275.34 hectares
Population 358
Male Population 200
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 790
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dokladih compares

By the 2011 count Dokladih is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents. Its 275.34 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 978.

Getting to Dokladih

Dokladih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dokladih as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dokladih from other places

Dokladih lies about 22 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dagori, about 4.6 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 Dokladih
Tehsil headquarters Bilha 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Dagori 4.6 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 22 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 22 km

Villages closest to Dokladih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dokladih village had a population of 358. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents.

Dokladih village has 200 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dokladih has about 790 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Dokladih is 495224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dokladih covers 275.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dokladih falls under Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dokladih is Dagori, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dokladih.

Dokladih is about 22 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dokladih is in Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district. Bilha is about 3.8 km away. Dagori is about 4.6 km away. Bilaspur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pounsari (under 2 km), Khantha (under 2 km) and Sambalpuri (under 2 km).

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

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