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About Dhodharkasa Village

Dhodharkasa is a mid sized village in Pithora tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 869, made up of 437 males and 432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 451.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhodharkasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhodharkasa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Pithora
Pincode 491222
Area (hectares) 451.84 hectares
Population 869
Male Population 437
Female Population 432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhodharkasa compares

By the 2011 count Dhodharkasa is the 93rd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 835 residents. Its 451.84 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Dhodharkasa

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

Dhodharkasa lies about 67 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 36 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 Dhodharkasa
Tehsil headquarters Pithora 24 km
Nearest town Saraipali 32 km
Nearest railway station Komakhan railway station 36 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 67 km

Villages closest to Dhodharkasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhodharkasa village had a population of 869. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Dhodharkasa village has 437 males and 432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhodharkasa has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Dhodharkasa is 491222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhodharkasa covers 451.84 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.

Dhodharkasa falls under Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhodharkasa is Komakhan railway station, about 36 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 10+ km distance for Dhodharkasa.

Dhodharkasa is about 67 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhodharkasa is in Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district. Pithora is about 24 km away. Saraipali is about 32 km away. Komakhan railway station 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 Bahadurpur (2.5 km), Katangtarai (3.0 km) and Lalmati (3.7 km).

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

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