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About Dhokaliya Village

Dhokaliya is a mid sized village in Paddhari tehsil, in the district of Rajkot, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,150, made up of 575 males and 575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 821.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 360110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhokaliya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhokaliya village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Rajkot
Tehsil Paddhari
Pincode 360110
Area (hectares) 821.29 hectares
Population 1,150
Male Population 575
Female Population 575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhokaliya compares

By the 2011 count Dhokaliya is the 22nd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 821.29 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Dhokaliya

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

Dhokaliya lies about 29 km from Rajkot. 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 Dhokaliya
Tehsil headquarters Paddhari 16 km
Nearest town Wānkāner 25 km
District headquarters Rajkot 29 km

Villages closest to Dhokaliya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhokaliya village had a population of 1,150. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Dhokaliya village has 575 males and 575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhokaliya has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Dhokaliya is 360110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhokaliya covers 821.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhokaliya falls under Paddhari tehsil of Rajkot district in Gujarat.

The census record for Dhokaliya notes the nearest railway station 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 Dhokaliya.

Dhokaliya is about 29 km from Rajkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhokaliya is in Paddhari tehsil of Rajkot district. Paddhari is about 16 km away. Wānkāner is about 25 km away. Rajkot is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jodhpar Chhala (7.9 km), Dahisarda (9.0 km) and Ukarda (9.6 km).

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

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