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About Dokarpali Village

Dokarpali is a mid sized village in Bagbahra tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,274, made up of 630 males and 644 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 714.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dokarpali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dokarpali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Bagbahra
Pincode 493445
Area (hectares) 714.58 hectares
Population 1,274
Male Population 630
Female Population 644
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dokarpali compares

By the 2011 count Dokarpali is the 26th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 714.58 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Dokarpali

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

Dokarpali lies about 36 km from Mahasamund. 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 Dokarpali
Tehsil headquarters Bagbahra 9.3 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 36 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 36 km

Villages closest to Dokarpali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dokarpali village had a population of 1,274. That makes it the 26th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Dokarpali village has 630 males and 644 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dokarpali has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Dokarpali is 493445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dokarpali covers 714.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dokarpali falls under Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Dokarpali 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 km distance for Dokarpali.

Dokarpali is about 36 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dokarpali is in Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district. Bagbahra is about 9.3 km away. Mahasamund is about 36 km away. Mahāsamund is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Turijhar (2.4 km), Kalmidadar (2.6 km) and Tendukona (2.7 km).

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

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