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About Dador Village

Dador is a mid sized village in Nakhatrana tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 725, made up of 362 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2745.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dador Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dador village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Nakhatrana
Pincode 370001
Area (hectares) 2745.68 hectares
Population 725
Male Population 362
Female Population 363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dador compares

By the 2011 count Dador is the 54th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents. Its 2745.68 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 963.

Getting to Dador

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

Dador lies about 44 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Sukhpur Roha, about 30 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 Dador
Tehsil headquarters Nakhatrana 20 km
Nearest railway station Sukhpur Roha 30 km
Nearest town Bhuj 39 km
District headquarters Kachchh 44 km

Villages closest to Dador

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dador village had a population of 725. That makes it the 54th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents.

Dador village has 362 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dador has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Dador is 370001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dador covers 2745.68 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.

Dador falls under Nakhatrana tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Dador is Sukhpur Roha, about 30 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 - 10 km distance for Dador.

Dador is about 44 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dador is in Nakhatrana tehsil of Kachchh district. Nakhatrana is about 20 km away. Sukhpur Roha is about 30 km away. Bhuj is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vang (3.5 km), Jalu (4.3 km) and Than (4.6 km).

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

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