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About Dhoti Village

Dhoti is a mid sized village in Chandwa tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,467, made up of 736 males and 731 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2108 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhoti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhoti village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Chandwa
Pincode 829203
Area (hectares) 2108 hectares
Population 1,467
Male Population 736
Female Population 731
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhoti compares

By the 2011 count Dhoti is the 20th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 2108 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Dhoti

Dhoti is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhoti as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhoti from other places

Dhoti lies about 40 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is McCluskieganj, about 7.3 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 Dhoti
Nearest railway station McCluskieganj 7.3 km
Nearest town Khalāri 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandwa 14 km
District headquarters Latehar 40 km

Villages closest to Dhoti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhoti village had a population of 1,467. That makes it the 20th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Dhoti village has 736 males and 731 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhoti has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Dhoti is 829203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhoti covers 2108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhoti falls under Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhoti is McCluskieganj, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhoti.

Dhoti is about 40 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhoti is in Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district. McCluskieganj is about 7.3 km away. Khalāri is about 14 km away. Chandwa is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kali (1.8 km), Barwatoli (2.0 km) and Kudra (3.2 km).

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

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