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About Dhorkatta Village

Dhorkatta is a small village in Pakhanjur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 375, made up of 188 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 400.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494776, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhorkatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhorkatta village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Pakhanjur
Pincode 494776
Area (hectares) 400.17 hectares
Population 375
Male Population 188
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhorkatta compares

By the 2011 count Dhorkatta is the 158th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 400.17 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Dhorkatta

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

Dhorkatta lies about 68 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Bhanupratappur, about 52 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 Dhorkatta
Tehsil headquarters Pakhanjur 15 km
Nearest railway station Bhanupratappur 52 km
Nearest town Garhchiroli 61 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 68 km

Villages closest to Dhorkatta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhorkatta village had a population of 375. That makes it the 158th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Dhorkatta village has 188 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhorkatta has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Dhorkatta is 494776. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhorkatta covers 400.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhorkatta falls under Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhorkatta is Bhanupratappur, about 52 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 <5 km distance for Dhorkatta.

Dhorkatta is about 68 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.

Dhorkatta is in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Pakhanjur is about 15 km away. Bhanupratappur is about 52 km away. Garhchiroli is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaipur (2.3 km), Kurusbodi (2.3 km) and Kurush Bodi (2.3 km).

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

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