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About Dhodhatarai Village

Dhodhatarai is a large village in Kartala tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,246, made up of 1,124 males and 1,122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 716.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhodhatarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhodhatarai village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Kartala
Pincode 495119
Area (hectares) 716.53 hectares
Population 2,246
Male Population 1,124
Female Population 1,122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhodhatarai compares

By the 2011 count Dhodhatarai is the 17th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,216 residents. Its 716.53 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Dhodhatarai

Dhodhatarai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhodhatarai as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhodhatarai from other places

Dhodhatarai lies about 19 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Saragbundia, about 4.8 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 Dhodhatarai
Nearest railway station Saragbundia 4.8 km
District headquarters Korba 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Kartala 23 km

Villages closest to Dhodhatarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhodhatarai village had a population of 2,246. That makes it the 17th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,216 residents.

Dhodhatarai village has 1,124 males and 1,122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhodhatarai has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

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

Dhodhatarai covers 716.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhodhatarai falls under Kartala tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhodhatarai is Saragbundia, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Dhodhatarai.

Dhodhatarai is about 19 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhodhatarai is in Kartala tehsil of Korba district. Saragbundia is about 4.8 km away. Korba is about 19 km away. Kartala is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadapali (under 2 km), Pakariya (1.6 km) and Tuman (1.7 km).

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

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