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About Dotometa Village

Dotometa is a mid sized village in Pakhanjur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 535, made up of 263 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1071 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497339, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dotometa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dotometa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Pakhanjur
Pincode 497339
Area (hectares) 1071 hectares
Population 535
Male Population 263
Female Population 272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dotometa compares

By the 2011 count Dotometa is the 104th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 1071 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Dotometa

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

Dotometa lies about 68 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Keoti, 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 Dotometa
Tehsil headquarters Pakhanjur 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Keoti 52 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 68 km
Nearest town Garhchiroli 70 km

Villages closest to Dotometa

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 Dotometa

As per the Census of India 2011, Dotometa village had a population of 535. That makes it the 104th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Dotometa village has 263 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dotometa has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Dotometa is 497339. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dotometa covers 1071 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dotometa is Keoti, 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 - 10 km distance for Dotometa.

Dotometa 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.

Dotometa is in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Pakhanjur is about 4.4 km away. Keoti is about 52 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghodagaon (2.6 km), Sohgaon (3.6 km) and Achin Nagar (3.9 km).

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

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