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About Dhorla Village

Dhorla is a mid sized village in Baloda tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,123, made up of 560 males and 563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 380.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhorla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhorla village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Baloda
Pincode 494444
Area (hectares) 380.16 hectares
Population 1,123
Male Population 560
Female Population 563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhorla compares

By the 2011 count Dhorla is the 34th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 380.16 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Dhorla

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

Dhorla lies about 21 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Akaltara, about 9.5 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 Dhorla
Tehsil headquarters Baloda 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Akaltara 9.5 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 21 km

Villages closest to Dhorla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhorla village had a population of 1,123. That makes it the 34th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Dhorla village has 560 males and 563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhorla has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Dhorla is 494444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhorla covers 380.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhorla falls under Baloda tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhorla is Akaltara, about 9.5 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 Dhorla.

Dhorla is about 21 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhorla is in Baloda tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Baloda is about 5.6 km away. Akaltara is about 9.5 km away. Janjgir Champa is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shanicharadih Damami (2.0 km), Shanicharadih Malgujari (2.0 km) and Bachhoud (2.3 km).

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

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