About Dokala Village

Dokala 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 1,659, made up of 812 males and 847 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dokala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dokala village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil	Charama
Pincode	494337
Area (hectares)	408.04 hectares
Population	1,659
Male Population	812
Female Population	847
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,043
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dokala compares

By the 2011 count Dokala is the 12th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 997 residents. Its 408.04 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Dokala

Dokala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dokala as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dokala from other places

Dokala lies about 33 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker. 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 Dokala
Tehsil headquarters	Charama	5.5 km
Nearest town	Balod	26 km
District headquarters	Uttar Bastar Kanker	33 km

Villages closest to Dokala

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.

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Common questions about Dokala

As per the Census of India 2011, Dokala village had a population of 1,659. That makes it the 12th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 997 residents.

Dokala village has 812 males and 847 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dokala has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Dokala is 494337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dokala covers 408.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Dokala 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dokala.

Dokala 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.

Dokala is in Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Charama is about 5.5 km away. Balod is about 26 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.