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About Dhorkuva Village

Dhorkuva is a small village in Chhota Udaipur tehsil, in the district of Vadodara, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 444, made up of 214 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 375.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 391165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhorkuva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhorkuva village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Vadodara
Tehsil Chhota Udaipur
Pincode 391165
Area (hectares) 375.09 hectares
Population 444
Male Population 214
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhorkuva compares

By the 2011 count Dhorkuva is the 134th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents. Its 375.09 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1001.

Getting to Dhorkuva

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

Dhorkuva lies about 89 km from Vadodara, and the nearest railway station is Padaliya Road, about 20 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 Dhorkuva
Nearest railway station Padaliya Road 20 km
Nearest town Devgadh Bāriya 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhota Udaipur 28 km
District headquarters Vadodara 89 km

Villages closest to Dhorkuva

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chhota Udaipur 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 Dhorkuva

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhorkuva village had a population of 444. That makes it the 134th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents.

Dhorkuva village has 214 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhorkuva has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Dhorkuva is 391165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhorkuva covers 375.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhorkuva falls under Chhota Udaipur tehsil of Vadodara district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Dhorkuva is Padaliya Road, about 20 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 Dhorkuva.

Dhorkuva is about 89 km from Vadodara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhorkuva is in Chhota Udaipur tehsil of Vadodara district. Padaliya Road is about 20 km away. Devgadh Bāriya is about 21 km away. Chhota Udaipur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadola (under 2 km), Rinchhvel (1.6 km) and Kothara (1.8 km).

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

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