About Dokla Village

Dokla is a mid sized village in Bemetara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 779, made up of 389 males and 390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dokla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dokla village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Bemetara
Pincode	491335
Area (hectares)	256.57 hectares
Population	779
Male Population	389
Female Population	390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,003
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dokla compares

By the 2011 count Dokla is the 97th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents. Its 256.57 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Dokla

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

Dokla lies about 63 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Tilda-Neora, about 23 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 Dokla
Tehsil headquarters	Bemetara	9.6 km
Nearest town	Bemetāra	9.6 km
Nearest railway station	Tilda-Neora	23 km
District headquarters	Durg	63 km

Villages closest to Dokla

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.

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Common questions about Dokla

As per the Census of India 2011, Dokla village had a population of 779. That makes it the 97th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents.

Dokla village has 389 males and 390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dokla has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

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

Dokla covers 256.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dokla falls under Bemetara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dokla is Tilda-Neora, about 23 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 Dokla.

Dokla is about 63 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dokla is in Bemetara tehsil of Durg district. Bemetara is about 9.6 km away. Bemetāra is about 9.6 km away. Tilda-Neora is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.