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About Dhodhapur Village

Dhodhapur is a mid sized village in Pathariya tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 625, made up of 326 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhodhapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhodhapur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Pathariya
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 148.76 hectares
Population 625
Male Population 326
Female Population 299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhodhapur compares

By the 2011 count Dhodhapur is the 107th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 148.76 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Dhodhapur

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

Dhodhapur lies about 39 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dagori, about 28 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 Dhodhapur
Tehsil headquarters Pathariya 7.3 km
Nearest town Mungeli 17 km
Nearest railway station Dagori 28 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 39 km

Villages closest to Dhodhapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhodhapur village had a population of 625. That makes it the 107th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Dhodhapur village has 326 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhodhapur has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Dhodhapur is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhodhapur covers 148.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhodhapur falls under Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhodhapur is Dagori, about 28 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 Dhodhapur.

Dhodhapur is about 39 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhodhapur is in Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district. Pathariya is about 7.3 km away. Mungeli is about 17 km away. Dagori is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathargadhi (1.7 km), Chhindbhog (2.1 km) and Gangdwari (2.8 km).

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

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