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About Dogajhar Village

Dogajhar is a mid sized village in Pithora tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 577, made up of 277 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dogajhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dogajhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Pithora
Pincode 493449
Area (hectares) 288.62 hectares
Population 577
Male Population 277
Female Population 300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dogajhar compares

By the 2011 count Dogajhar is the 153rd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 835 residents. Its 288.62 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Dogajhar

Dogajhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dogajhar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dogajhar from other places

Dogajhar lies about 50 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 19 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 Dogajhar
Tehsil headquarters Pithora 17 km
Nearest railway station Komakhan railway station 19 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 50 km
Nearest town Saraipali 50 km

Villages closest to Dogajhar

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 Dogajhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dogajhar village had a population of 577. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Dogajhar village has 277 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dogajhar has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Dogajhar is 493449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dogajhar covers 288.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dogajhar falls under Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dogajhar is Komakhan railway station, about 19 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 - 10 km distance for Dogajhar.

Dogajhar is about 50 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dogajhar is in Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district. Pithora is about 17 km away. Komakhan railway station is about 19 km away. Mahasamund is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birajpali (under 2 km), Churrupali (under 2 km) and Kodo Pali (2.1 km).

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

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