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About Dotrya Village

Dotrya is a large village in Badnawar tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,295, made up of 1,682 males and 1,613 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2025 hectares hectares.

Dotrya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dotrya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Badnawar
Area (hectares) 2025 hectares
Population 3,295
Male Population 1,682
Female Population 1,613
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dotrya compares

By the 2011 count Dotrya is the 11th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents. Its 2025 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Dotrya

Dotrya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dotrya 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 Dotrya from other places

Dotrya lies about 56 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Pritam Nagar, about 23 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 Dotrya
Tehsil headquarters Badnawar 18 km
Nearest town Badnāwar 18 km
Nearest railway station Pritam Nagar 23 km
District headquarters Dhar 56 km

Villages closest to Dotrya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dotrya village had a population of 3,295. That makes it the 11th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents.

Dotrya village has 1,682 males and 1,613 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dotrya has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 982.

Dotrya covers 2025 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dotrya falls under Badnawar tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dotrya is Pritam Nagar, about 23 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 village for Dotrya.

Dotrya is about 56 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dotrya is in Badnawar tehsil of Dhar district. Badnawar is about 18 km away. Badnāwar is about 18 km away. Pritam Nagar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakhatpura (under 2 km), Bhensola (3.9 km) and Dharsi Kheda (6.1 km).

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

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