About Dhotma Village

Dhotma is a mid sized village in Jaijaipur tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,131, made up of 540 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhotma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhotma village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Janjgir Champa
Tehsil	Jaijaipur
Pincode	495119
Area (hectares)	390.6 hectares
Population	1,131
Male Population	540
Female Population	591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,094
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhotma compares

By the 2011 count Dhotma is the 57th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents. Its 390.6 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Dhotma

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

Dhotma lies about 44 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Jetha, about 35 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 Dhotma
Tehsil headquarters	Jaijaipur	16 km
Nearest railway station	Jetha	35 km
Nearest town	Saktī	36 km
District headquarters	Janjgir Champa	44 km

Villages closest to Dhotma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhotma village had a population of 1,131. That makes it the 57th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents.

Dhotma village has 540 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhotma has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Dhotma is 495119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhotma covers 390.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhotma falls under Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhotma is Jetha, about 35 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 Dhotma.

Dhotma is about 44 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhotma is in Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Jaijaipur is about 16 km away. Jetha is about 35 km away. Saktī is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.