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About Dohlan Village

Dohlan is a mid sized village in Multai tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,382, made up of 712 males and 670 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 986.65 hectares hectares.

Dohlan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dohlan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Multai
Area (hectares) 986.65 hectares
Population 1,382
Male Population 712
Female Population 670
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dohlan compares

By the 2011 count Dohlan is the 61st largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents. Its 986.65 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Dohlan

Dohlan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dohlan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dohlan from other places

Dohlan lies about 31 km from Betul. 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 Dohlan
Tehsil headquarters Multai 20 km
District headquarters Betul 31 km

Villages closest to Dohlan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dohlan village had a population of 1,382. That makes it the 61st largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents.

Dohlan village has 712 males and 670 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dohlan has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Dohlan covers 986.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dohlan falls under Multai tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Dohlan notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Dohlan.

Dohlan is about 31 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dohlan is in Multai tehsil of Betul district. Multai is about 20 km away. Betul is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Eklahara (under 2 km), Bihargaon (2.8 km) and Nandkudi (3.4 km).

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

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