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About Dhokawade Village

Dhokawade is a large village in Alibag tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,019, made up of 1,570 males and 1,449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 545 hectares hectares.

Dhokawade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhokawade village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Alibag
Area (hectares) 545 hectares
Population 3,019
Male Population 1,570
Female Population 1,449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhokawade compares

By the 2011 count Dhokawade is the 11th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 545 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Dhokawade

Dhokawade is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhokawade as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Deotalai, Deotalai Tarf Umate, Dhavarpada and Dhawar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dhokawade

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhokawade village had a population of 3,019. That makes it the 11th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Dhokawade village has 1,570 males and 1,449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhokawade has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Dhokawade covers 545 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhokawade falls under Alibag tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Dhokawade notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhokawade.

Dhokawade is in Alibag tehsil of Raigarh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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