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About Dholera Village

Dholera is a large village in Dhandhuka tehsil, in the district of Ahmadabad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,779, made up of 1,420 males and 1,359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4581.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 382455, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholera village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Ahmadabad
Tehsil Dhandhuka
Pincode 382455
Area (hectares) 4581.36 hectares
Population 2,779
Male Population 1,420
Female Population 1,359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dholera compares

By the 2011 count Dholera is the 12th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,634 residents. Its 4581.36 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 921.

Getting to Dholera

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

Dholera lies about 95 km from Ahmadabad, and the nearest railway station is Rayaka, about 25 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 Dholera
Nearest railway station Rayaka 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhandhuka 26 km
District headquarters Ahmadabad 95 km

Villages closest to Dholera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholera village had a population of 2,779. That makes it the 12th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,634 residents.

Dholera village has 1,420 males and 1,359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholera has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Dholera is 382455. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dholera covers 4581.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dholera falls under Dhandhuka tehsil of Ahmadabad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Dholera is Rayaka, about 25 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dholera.

Dholera is about 95 km from Ahmadabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dholera is in Dhandhuka tehsil of Ahmadabad district. Rayaka is about 25 km away. Dhandhuka is about 26 km away. Ahmadabad is about 95 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhimtalav (2.0 km), Khun (3.4 km) and Kadipur (4.4 km).

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

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