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About Dhodha Village

Dhodha is a mid sized village in Simga tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,849, made up of 937 males and 912 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 577.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhodha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhodha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Simga
Pincode 493113
Area (hectares) 577.27 hectares
Population 1,849
Male Population 937
Female Population 912
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhodha compares

By the 2011 count Dhodha is the 36th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 577.27 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 a little below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Dhodha

Dhodha is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhodha as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhodha from other places

Dhodha lies about 50 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about under 2 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 Dhodha
Nearest railway station Hathbandh under 2 km
Nearest town Tilda Newra 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Simga 16 km
District headquarters Raipur 50 km

Villages closest to Dhodha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhodha village had a population of 1,849. That makes it the 36th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Dhodha village has 937 males and 912 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhodha has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Dhodha is 493113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhodha covers 577.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhodha falls under Simga tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhodha is Hathbandh, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Dhodha.

Dhodha is about 50 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhodha is in Simga tehsil of Raipur district. Hathbandh is about under 2 km away. Tilda Newra is about 11 km away. Simga is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hathband (1.6 km), Khilora (1.7 km) and Sitapar (1.8 km).

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

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