About Dokya Village

Dokya is a mid sized village in Bhainsdehi tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 620, made up of 306 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.53 hectares hectares.

Dokya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dokya village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Betul
Tehsil	Bhainsdehi
Area (hectares)	187.53 hectares
Population	620
Male Population	306
Female Population	314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,026
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dokya compares

By the 2011 count Dokya is the 159th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 973 residents. Its 187.53 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Dokya

Dokya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dokya 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dokya from other places

Dokya lies about 12 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Maramjhiri, about 12 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 Dokya
District headquarters	Betul	12 km
Nearest railway station	Maramjhiri	12 km
Nearest town	Betūl	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhainsdehi	31 km

Villages closest to Dokya

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

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Common questions about Dokya

As per the Census of India 2011, Dokya village had a population of 620. That makes it the 159th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 973 residents.

Dokya village has 306 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dokya has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Dokya covers 187.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dokya falls under Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dokya is Maramjhiri, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Dokya.

Dokya is about 12 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dokya is in Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district. Betul is about 12 km away. Maramjhiri is about 12 km away. Betūl is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.