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About Dol Village

Dol is a small village in Jhanduta tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 38, made up of 19 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174017, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dol village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Jhanduta
Pincode 174017
Area (hectares) 40.69 hectares
Population 38
Male Population 19
Female Population 19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Dol compares

By the 2011 count Dol is the 207th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 40.69 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Dol

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

Dol lies about 30 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Akaltara, about 18 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 Dol
Nearest railway station Akaltara 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhanduta 30 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 30 km

Villages closest to Dol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dol village had a population of 38. That makes it the 207th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Dol village has 19 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dol has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Dol is 174017. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dol covers 40.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dol falls under Jhanduta tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dol is Akaltara, about 18 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 Dol.

Dol is about 30 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dol is in Jhanduta tehsil of Bilaspur district. Akaltara is about 18 km away. Jhanduta is about 30 km away. Bilaspur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanar (7.8 km), Brammani Kalan (10 km) and Brammani Khurd (11 km).

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

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