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About Dotopar Village

Dotopar is a mid sized village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,279, made up of 656 males and 623 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dotopar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dotopar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 493526
Area (hectares) 403.73 hectares
Population 1,279
Male Population 656
Female Population 623
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dotopar compares

By the 2011 count Dotopar is the 57th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 403.73 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Dotopar

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

Dotopar lies about 78 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 29 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 Dotopar
Tehsil headquarters Baloda Bazar 9.0 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 29 km
District headquarters Raipur 78 km

Villages closest to Dotopar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baloda Bazar 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 Dotopar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dotopar village had a population of 1,279. That makes it the 57th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Dotopar village has 656 males and 623 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dotopar has about 950 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 1010.

The pincode recorded for Dotopar is 493526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dotopar covers 403.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dotopar falls under Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dotopar is Nipania, about 29 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 Dotopar.

Dotopar is about 78 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dotopar is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bazar is about 9.0 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 9.0 km away. Nipania is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lawanband (1.5 km), Gindola (1.7 km) and Bitkuli (2.2 km).

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

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