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About Dholiya Village

Dholiya is a mid sized village in Modasa tehsil, in the district of Sabar Kantha, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 551, made up of 266 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 431.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 383315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholiya village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Sabar Kantha
Tehsil Modasa
Pincode 383315
Area (hectares) 431.96 hectares
Population 551
Male Population 266
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dholiya compares

By the 2011 count Dholiya is the 84th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,511 residents. Its 431.96 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 945.

Getting to Dholiya

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

Dholiya lies about 94 km from Sabar Kantha, and the nearest railway station is Modasa, 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 Dholiya
Nearest town Lūnāvāda 18 km
Nearest railway station Modasa 30 km
District headquarters Sabar Kantha 94 km

Villages closest to Dholiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholiya village had a population of 551. That makes it the 84th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,511 residents.

Dholiya village has 266 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholiya has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Dholiya is 383315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dholiya covers 431.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dholiya falls under Modasa tehsil of Sabar Kantha district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Dholiya is Modasa, 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 10+ km distance for Dholiya.

Dholiya is about 94 km from Sabar Kantha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dholiya is in Modasa tehsil of Sabar Kantha district. Lūnāvāda is about 18 km away. Modasa is about 30 km away. Sabar Kantha is about 94 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alampur (3.2 km), Salampur (3.2 km) and Hathipura (7.7 km).

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

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