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About Dori Village

Dori is a small village in Herhanj tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 189, made up of 87 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,172 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dori village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Herhanj
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 157 hectares
Population 189
Male Population 87
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,172
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dori compares

By the 2011 count Dori is the 44th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 157 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 975.

Getting to Dori

Dori is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dori as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dori from other places

Dori lies about 20 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Bendi, about 21 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 Dori
Tehsil headquarters Herhanj 12 km
District headquarters Latehar 20 km
Nearest town Lātehār 20 km
Nearest railway station Bendi 21 km

Villages closest to Dori

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dori village had a population of 189. That makes it the 44th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Dori village has 87 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dori has about 1172 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Dori is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dori covers 157 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.

Dori falls under Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dori is Bendi, about 21 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dori.

Dori is about 20 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dori is in Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district. Herhanj is about 12 km away. Latehar is about 20 km away. Lātehār is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hesatu (2.1 km), Sasang (3.1 km) and Lawagara (4.0 km).

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

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