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About Dhokda Village

Dhokda is a small village in Mandvi tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 434, made up of 223 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1431.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370465, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhokda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhokda village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Mandvi
Pincode 370465
Area (hectares) 1431.81 hectares
Population 434
Male Population 223
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhokda compares

By the 2011 count Dhokda is the 72nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,652 residents. Its 1431.81 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Dhokda

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

Dhokda lies about 48 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Deshalpar, about 26 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 Dhokda
Tehsil headquarters Mandvi 16 km
Nearest town Māndvi 16 km
Nearest railway station Deshalpar 26 km
District headquarters Kachchh 48 km

Villages closest to Dhokda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhokda village had a population of 434. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,652 residents.

Dhokda village has 223 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhokda has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Dhokda is 370465. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhokda covers 1431.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhokda falls under Mandvi tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Dhokda is Deshalpar, about 26 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 <5 km distance for Dhokda.

Dhokda is about 48 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhokda is in Mandvi tehsil of Kachchh district. Mandvi is about 16 km away. Māndvi is about 16 km away. Deshalpar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhadai Moti (3.1 km), Bhadai Nani (4.3 km) and Don (5.5 km).

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

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