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About Dhotma Village

Dhotma is a mid sized village in Pathariya tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,406, made up of 720 males and 686 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 409.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhotma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhotma village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Pathariya
Pincode 496113
Area (hectares) 409.94 hectares
Population 1,406
Male Population 720
Female Population 686
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhotma compares

By the 2011 count Dhotma is the 37th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 409.94 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Dhotma

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

Dhotma lies about 37 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Ghutku, 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 Dhotma
Tehsil headquarters Pathariya 7.8 km
Nearest town Mungeli 12 km
Nearest railway station Ghutku 31 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 37 km

Villages closest to Dhotma

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 Dhotma

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhotma village had a population of 1,406. That makes it the 37th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Dhotma village has 720 males and 686 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhotma has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Dhotma is 496113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhotma covers 409.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhotma falls under Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhotma is Ghutku, 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 Dhotma.

Dhotma is about 37 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhotma is in Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district. Pathariya is about 7.8 km away. Mungeli is about 12 km away. Ghutku 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 Motimpur (3.4 km), Goindri (4.0 km) and Dadgaon (4.0 km).

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

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