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About Dorli Village

Dorli is a mid sized village in Waraseoni tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 951, made up of 484 males and 467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 407.19 hectares hectares.

Dorli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dorli village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Waraseoni
Area (hectares) 407.19 hectares
Population 951
Male Population 484
Female Population 467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dorli compares

By the 2011 count Dorli is the 62nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 407.19 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Dorli

The census records public bus service for Dorli as Available within <5 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 <5 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 28 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Lakhanwara, about 5.2 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 Lakhanwara 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Waraseoni 13 km
Nearest town Wārāseonī 13 km
District headquarters Balaghat 28 km

Villages closest to Dorli

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 Dorli

As per the Census of India 2011, Dorli village had a population of 951. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Dorli village has 484 males and 467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dorli has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1019.

Dorli covers 407.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dorli is Lakhanwara, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Dorli is about 28 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 Waraseoni tehsil of Balaghat district. Lakhanwara is about 5.2 km away. Waraseoni is about 13 km away. Wārāseonī is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Serpar (2.9 km), Narwanjpar (3.5 km) and Narodi (3.6 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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