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About Doto Village

Doto is a mid sized village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 562, made up of 277 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Doto Overview

Census 2011 figures for Doto village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 493222
Area (hectares) 96.87 hectares
Population 562
Male Population 277
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Doto compares

By the 2011 count Doto is the 137th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 96.87 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Doto

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

Doto lies about 129 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 42 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 Doto
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 8.5 km
Nearest town Saraipali 41 km
Nearest railway station Baradwar 42 km
District headquarters Raipur 129 km

Villages closest to Doto

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Doto village had a population of 562. That makes it the 137th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Doto village has 277 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Doto has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Doto is 493222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Doto covers 96.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Doto falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Doto is Baradwar, about 42 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 Doto.

Doto is about 129 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Doto is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 8.5 km away. Saraipali is about 41 km away. Baradwar is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jeoradei (under 2 km), Singhi Chuwa (under 2 km) and Deosagar (1.6 km).

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

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