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About Dholsarai Village

Dholsarai is a small village in Mainpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 473, made up of 243 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 438.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholsarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholsarai village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Mainpur
Pincode 493888
Area (hectares) 438.29 hectares
Population 473
Male Population 243
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dholsarai compares

By the 2011 count Dholsarai is the 85th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 739 residents. Its 438.29 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Dholsarai

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

Dholsarai lies about 132 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Turekala Road, about 85 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 Dholsarai
Tehsil headquarters Mainpur 20 km
Nearest town Umarkot 53 km
Nearest railway station Turekala Road 85 km
District headquarters Raipur 132 km

Villages closest to Dholsarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholsarai village had a population of 473. That makes it the 85th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 739 residents.

Dholsarai village has 243 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholsarai has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Dholsarai is 493888. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dholsarai covers 438.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dholsarai falls under Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dholsarai is Turekala Road, about 85 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 Dholsarai.

Dholsarai is about 132 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dholsarai is in Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district. Mainpur is about 20 km away. Umarkot is about 53 km away. Turekala Road is about 85 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suklabhatha (2.8 km), Gona (3.2 km) and Shobha (3.6 km).

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

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