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About Dokva Village

Dokva is a mid sized village in Shehera tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,360, made up of 718 males and 642 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dokva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dokva village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Panch Mahals
Tehsil Shehera
Pincode 389210
Area (hectares) 313.57 hectares
Population 1,360
Male Population 718
Female Population 642
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dokva compares

By the 2011 count Dokva is the 67th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,871 residents. Its 313.57 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Dokva

Dokva is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dokva as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhamnod, Dhandhalpur, Dharapur and Dharola Khurd. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dokva

As per the Census of India 2011, Dokva village had a population of 1,360. That makes it the 67th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,871 residents.

Dokva village has 718 males and 642 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dokva has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Dokva is 389210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dokva covers 313.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dokva falls under Shehera tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The census record for Dokva notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dokva.

Dokva is in Shehera tehsil of Panch Mahals district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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