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About Dokli Village

Dokli is a mid sized village in Ghoda Dongri tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 973, made up of 476 males and 497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 450.05 hectares hectares.

Dokli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dokli village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Ghoda Dongri
Area (hectares) 450.05 hectares
Population 973
Male Population 476
Female Population 497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
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 Dokli compares

By the 2011 count Dokli is the 54th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 897 residents. Its 450.05 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Dokli

Dokli is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dokli 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 Dokli from other places

Dokli lies about 44 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Bordhai, about 15 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 Dokli
Nearest town Sārni 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Bordhai 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghoda Dongri 28 km
District headquarters Betul 44 km

Villages closest to Dokli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghoda Dongri 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 Dokli

As per the Census of India 2011, Dokli village had a population of 973. That makes it the 54th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 897 residents.

Dokli village has 476 males and 497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dokli has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1005.

Dokli covers 450.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dokli falls under Ghoda Dongri tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dokli is Bordhai, about 15 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 Dokli.

Dokli is about 44 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dokli is in Ghoda Dongri tehsil of Betul district. Sārni is about 9.8 km away. Bordhai is about 15 km away. Ghoda Dongri is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khairwani (1.7 km), Loniya Ryt (4.3 km) and Dehari (5.1 km).

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

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