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About Doke Village

Doke is a mid sized village in Waraseoni tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,350, made up of 673 males and 677 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326 hectares hectares.

Doke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Doke village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Waraseoni
Area (hectares) 326 hectares
Population 1,350
Male Population 673
Female Population 677
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Doke compares

By the 2011 count Doke is the 51st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 326 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Doke

Doke is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Doke as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Doke from other places

Doke lies about 20 km from Balaghat. 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 Doke
Tehsil headquarters Waraseoni 9.6 km
Nearest town Wārāseonī 9.6 km
District headquarters Balaghat 20 km

Villages closest to Doke

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Doke village had a population of 1,350. That makes it the 51st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Doke village has 673 males and 677 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Doke has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1019.

Doke covers 326 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Doke falls under Waraseoni tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Doke notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Doke.

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

Doke is in Waraseoni tehsil of Balaghat district. Waraseoni is about 9.6 km away. Wārāseonī is about 9.6 km away. Balaghat 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 Garra (2.7 km), Jhadgaon (2.7 km) and Mendki (4.1 km).

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

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