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About Dholgi Village

Dholgi is a mid sized village in Lormi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,734, made up of 868 males and 866 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 327.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholgi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholgi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Lormi
Pincode 495115
Area (hectares) 327.59 hectares
Population 1,734
Male Population 868
Female Population 866
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dholgi compares

By the 2011 count Dholgi is the 29th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 327.59 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Dholgi

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

Dholgi lies about 51 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Salkaroad, 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 Dholgi
Tehsil headquarters Lormi 2.8 km
Nearest town Mungeli 26 km
Nearest railway station Salkaroad 31 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 51 km

Villages closest to Dholgi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholgi village had a population of 1,734. That makes it the 29th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Dholgi village has 868 males and 866 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholgi has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Dholgi is 495115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dholgi covers 327.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dholgi falls under Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dholgi is Salkaroad, 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dholgi.

Dholgi is about 51 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dholgi is in Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Lormi is about 2.8 km away. Mungeli is about 26 km away. Salkaroad 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 Budhwara (1.8 km), Lapti (2.1 km) and Paraswara (2.5 km).

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

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