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About Dhosa Village

Dhosa is a mid sized village in Bhaiyathan tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 661, made up of 346 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhosa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhosa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Bhaiyathan
Pincode 497231
Area (hectares) 208.62 hectares
Population 661
Male Population 346
Female Population 315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhosa compares

By the 2011 count Dhosa is the 68th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 208.62 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Dhosa

Dhosa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhosa 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. The nearest villages by name are Dabaripara, Danauli Khurd, Darripara and Dharampur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dhosa

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhosa village had a population of 661. That makes it the 68th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Dhosa village has 346 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhosa has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Dhosa is 497231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhosa covers 208.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhosa falls under Bhaiyathan tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Dhosa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Dhosa is in Bhaiyathan tehsil of Surguja district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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