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About Dorana Village

Dorana is a large village in Daloda tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,117, made up of 1,103 males and 1,014 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 467.51 hectares hectares.

Dorana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dorana village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Daloda
Area (hectares) 467.51 hectares
Population 2,117
Male Population 1,103
Female Population 1,014
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dorana compares

By the 2011 count Dorana is the 20th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,768 residents. Its 467.51 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Dorana

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

Dorana lies about 12 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Dalauda, about 12 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 Dorana
Nearest railway station Dalauda 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Daloda 12 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 12 km

Villages closest to Dorana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dorana village had a population of 2,117. That makes it the 20th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,768 residents.

Dorana village has 1,103 males and 1,014 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dorana has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Dorana covers 467.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dorana falls under Daloda tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dorana is Dalauda, about 12 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 Dorana.

Dorana is about 12 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dorana is in Daloda tehsil of Mandsaur district. Dalauda is about 12 km away. Daloda is about 12 km away. Mandsaur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barkhedi (2.9 km), Jawasiya (3.3 km) and Sakariya (3.9 km).

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

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