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About Dohana Village

Dohana is a mid sized village in Shankargarh tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,362, made up of 680 males and 682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 473.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dohana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dohana village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Shankargarh
Pincode 497118
Area (hectares) 473.13 hectares
Population 1,362
Male Population 680
Female Population 682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dohana compares

By the 2011 count Dohana is the 10th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 473.13 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Dohana

Dohana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dohana 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 Damodarpur, Deosara Kalan, Deosara Khurd and Dipadih Kalan. 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 Dohana

As per the Census of India 2011, Dohana village had a population of 1,362. That makes it the 10th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Dohana village has 680 males and 682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dohana has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Dohana is 497118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dohana covers 473.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dohana falls under Shankargarh tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Dohana 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 Dohana.

Dohana is in Shankargarh 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 Dohana today is likely to be higher.

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