Skip to main content

About Dodakawahi Village

Dodakawahi is a mid sized village in Charama tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,037, made up of 542 males and 495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 585.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dodakawahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dodakawahi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Charama
Pincode 493338
Area (hectares) 585.95 hectares
Population 1,037
Male Population 542
Female Population 495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dodakawahi compares

By the 2011 count Dodakawahi is the 38th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 997 residents. Its 585.95 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 1039.

Getting to Dodakawahi

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

Dodakawahi lies about 33 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Dhamtari, about 36 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 Dodakawahi
Nearest town Kānker 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Charama 19 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 33 km
Nearest railway station Dhamtari 36 km

Villages closest to Dodakawahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dodakawahi village had a population of 1,037. That makes it the 38th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 997 residents.

Dodakawahi village has 542 males and 495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dodakawahi has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Dodakawahi is 493338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dodakawahi covers 585.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dodakawahi falls under Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dodakawahi is Dhamtari, about 36 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 Dodakawahi.

Dodakawahi is about 33 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dodakawahi is in Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Kānker is about 14 km away. Charama is about 19 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palewa (2.7 km), Shahawada (2.9 km) and Chawadi (3.8 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.