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About Dotopar Village

Dotopar is a mid sized village in Gurur tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,720, made up of 866 males and 854 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 452.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dotopar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dotopar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gurur
Pincode 491222
Area (hectares) 452.69 hectares
Population 1,720
Male Population 866
Female Population 854
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dotopar compares

By the 2011 count Dotopar is the 25th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents. Its 452.69 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 1022.

Getting to Dotopar

Dotopar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dotopar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Dotopar from other places

Dotopar lies about 45 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Dhamtari, about 15 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 Dotopar
Nearest railway station Dhamtari 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurur 17 km
District headquarters Durg 45 km

Villages closest to Dotopar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dotopar village had a population of 1,720. That makes it the 25th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents.

Dotopar village has 866 males and 854 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dotopar has about 986 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 1022.

The pincode recorded for Dotopar is 491222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dotopar covers 452.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dotopar falls under Gurur tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dotopar is Dhamtari, about 15 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 10+ km distance for Dotopar.

Dotopar is about 45 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dotopar is in Gurur tehsil of Durg district. Dhamtari is about 15 km away. Gurur is about 17 km away. Durg is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bohara (under 2 km), Padkibhat (1.7 km) and Sanoud (1.9 km).

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

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