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About Dau Tola Village

Dau Tola is a mid sized village in Ambagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,665, made up of 825 males and 840 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 587.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491668, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dau Tola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dau Tola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Ambagarh
Pincode 491668
Area (hectares) 587.29 hectares
Population 1,665
Male Population 825
Female Population 840
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dau Tola compares

By the 2011 count Dau Tola is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 657 residents. Its 587.29 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Dau Tola

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

Dau Tola lies about 25 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Jatkanhar, about 6.9 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 Dau Tola
Nearest railway station Jatkanhar 6.9 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Ambagarh 25 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 25 km

Villages closest to Dau Tola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ambagarh 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 Dau Tola

As per the Census of India 2011, Dau Tola village had a population of 1,665. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 657 residents.

Dau Tola village has 825 males and 840 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dau Tola has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1057.

The pincode recorded for Dau Tola is 491668. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dau Tola covers 587.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dau Tola falls under Ambagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dau Tola is Jatkanhar, about 6.9 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 Dau Tola.

Dau Tola is about 25 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dau Tola is in Ambagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Jatkanhar is about 6.9 km away. Dongargarh is about 10 km away. Ambagarh is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalkasa (5.6 km), Chorpani (10 km) and Ledijob (10 km).

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

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