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About Dokariya Village

Dokariya is a large village in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,648, made up of 1,348 males and 1,300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1113.99 hectares hectares.

Dokariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dokariya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Vijayraghavgarh
Area (hectares) 1113.99 hectares
Population 2,648
Male Population 1,348
Female Population 1,300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dokariya compares

By the 2011 count Dokariya is the 14th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 1113.99 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Dokariya

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

Dokariya lies about 54 km from Katni. 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 Dokariya
Nearest town Maihar 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Vijayraghavgarh 29 km
District headquarters Katni 54 km

Villages closest to Dokariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dokariya village had a population of 2,648. That makes it the 14th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Dokariya village has 1,348 males and 1,300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dokariya has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Dokariya covers 1113.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dokariya falls under Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Dokariya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dokariya.

Dokariya is about 54 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dokariya is in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district. Maihar is about 9.3 km away. Vijayraghavgarh is about 29 km away. Katni is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badari (5.1 km), Hadkhohari (5.2 km) and Itama (8.9 km).

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

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