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About Dhodai Village

Dhodai is a mid sized village in Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,705, made up of 898 males and 807 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 772.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhodai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhodai village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Narayanpur
Tehsil Narayanpur
Pincode 494661
Area (hectares) 772.65 hectares
Population 1,705
Male Population 898
Female Population 807
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhodai compares

By the 2011 count Dhodai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 478 residents. Its 772.65 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Dhodai

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

Dhodai lies about 28 km from Narayanpur, and the nearest railway station is Gidam, about 62 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 Dhodai
Tehsil headquarters Narayanpur 28 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 28 km
Nearest railway station Gidam 62 km

Villages closest to Dhodai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhodai village had a population of 1,705. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 478 residents.

Dhodai village has 898 males and 807 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhodai has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Dhodai is 494661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhodai covers 772.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhodai falls under Narayanpur tehsil of Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhodai is Gidam, about 62 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 Dhodai.

Dhodai is about 28 km from Narayanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhodai is in Narayanpur tehsil of Narayanpur district. Narayanpur is about 28 km away. Nārāinpur is about 28 km away. Gidam is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palli (under 2 km), Badkanar (5.8 km) and Chhotedongar (6.4 km).

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

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