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About Dorli Village

Dorli is a mid sized village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,259, made up of 619 males and 640 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 868.51 hectares hectares.

Dorli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dorli village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 868.51 hectares
Population 1,259
Male Population 619
Female Population 640
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dorli compares

By the 2011 count Dorli is the 49th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 868.51 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Dorli

Dorli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dorli as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dorli from other places

Dorli lies about 38 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Lamta, about 19 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 Dorli
Nearest railway station Lamta 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 25 km
District headquarters Balaghat 38 km
Nearest town Bālāghāt 38 km

Villages closest to Dorli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dorli village had a population of 1,259. That makes it the 49th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Dorli village has 619 males and 640 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dorli has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Dorli covers 868.51 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.

Dorli falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dorli is Lamta, about 19 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 village for Dorli.

Dorli is about 38 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dorli is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Lamta is about 19 km away. Baihar is about 25 km away. Balaghat is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Linga (3.9 km), Ragholi (6.1 km) and Kachnari (8.5 km).

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

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