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About Dholiya Village

Dholiya is a mid sized village in Bemetara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,414, made up of 711 males and 703 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 570.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholiya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Bemetara
Pincode 491335
Area (hectares) 570.51 hectares
Population 1,414
Male Population 711
Female Population 703
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dholiya compares

By the 2011 count Dholiya is the 43rd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents. Its 570.51 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Dholiya

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

Dholiya lies about 70 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 34 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 Dholiya
Tehsil headquarters Bemetara 5.9 km
Nearest town Bemetāra 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 34 km
District headquarters Durg 70 km

Villages closest to Dholiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholiya village had a population of 1,414. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents.

Dholiya village has 711 males and 703 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholiya has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Dholiya is 491335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dholiya covers 570.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dholiya falls under Bemetara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dholiya is Hathbandh, about 34 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 village for Dholiya.

Dholiya is about 70 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dholiya is in Bemetara tehsil of Durg district. Bemetara is about 5.9 km away. Bemetāra is about 5.9 km away. Hathbandh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Char Bhatha (under 2 km), Bilai (1.9 km) and Majgaon (2.1 km).

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

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