About Dokla Village

Dokla is a mid sized village in Gurur tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 607, made up of 285 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491227, 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	Gurur
Pincode	491227
Area (hectares)	321.95 hectares
Population	607
Male Population	285
Female Population	322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,130
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dokla compares

By the 2011 count Dokla is the 84th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents. Its 321.95 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

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 5 - 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 Dokla from other places

Dokla lies about 61 km from Durg. 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	Gurur	3.3 km
Nearest town	Dhamtari	14 km
District headquarters	Durg	61 km

Villages closest to Dokla

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.

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Common questions about Dokla

As per the Census of India 2011, Dokla village had a population of 607. That makes it the 84th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents.

Dokla village has 285 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dokla has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Dokla is 491227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dokla covers 321.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dokla falls under Gurur tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Dokla notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dokla.

Dokla is about 61 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 Gurur tehsil of Durg district. Gurur is about 3.3 km away. Dhamtari is about 14 km away. Durg is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.