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About Dhaurakot Village

Dhaurakot is a mid sized village in Deobhog tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,748, made up of 844 males and 904 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 492.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaurakot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaurakot village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Deobhog
Pincode 494111
Area (hectares) 492.46 hectares
Population 1,748
Male Population 844
Female Population 904
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhaurakot compares

By the 2011 count Dhaurakot is the 14th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,016 residents. Its 492.46 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Dhaurakot

Dhaurakot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhaurakot as Available. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhaurakot from other places

Dhaurakot lies about 21 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Kumhari, about 12 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 Dhaurakot
Nearest town Ahīwāra 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Kumhari 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Deobhog 21 km
District headquarters Raipur 21 km

Villages closest to Dhaurakot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaurakot village had a population of 1,748. That makes it the 14th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,016 residents.

Dhaurakot village has 844 males and 904 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaurakot has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Dhaurakot is 494111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaurakot covers 492.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhaurakot falls under Deobhog tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhaurakot is Kumhari, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Dhaurakot.

Dhaurakot is about 21 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaurakot is in Deobhog tehsil of Raipur district. Ahīwāra is about 5.7 km away. Kumhari is about 12 km away. Deobhog is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumar Bahal (2.5 km), Dumarpita (2.5 km) and Karachia (11 km).

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

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