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About Dori Village

Dori is a small village in Ghoda Dongri tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 406, made up of 198 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273.21 hectares hectares.

Dori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dori village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Ghoda Dongri
Area (hectares) 273.21 hectares
Population 406
Male Population 198
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dori compares

By the 2011 count Dori is the 125th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 897 residents. Its 273.21 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Dori

Dori is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dori 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dori from other places

Dori lies about 21 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Dharakhoh, about 13 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 Dori
Nearest railway station Dharakhoh 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghoda Dongri 15 km
District headquarters Betul 21 km
Nearest town Betūl 21 km

Villages closest to Dori

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 Dori

As per the Census of India 2011, Dori village had a population of 406. That makes it the 125th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 897 residents.

Dori village has 198 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dori has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Dori covers 273.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dori is Dharakhoh, about 13 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dori.

Dori is about 21 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dori is in Ghoda Dongri tehsil of Betul district. Dharakhoh is about 13 km away. Ghoda Dongri is about 15 km away. Betul is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khari (under 2 km), Amagohan (under 2 km) and Khadara (2.0 km).

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

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