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About Dokarkhedi Village

Dokarkhedi is a small village in Suwasara tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 351, made up of 182 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 467.8 hectares hectares.

Dokarkhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dokarkhedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Suwasara
Area (hectares) 467.8 hectares
Population 351
Male Population 182
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dokarkhedi compares

By the 2011 count Dokarkhedi is the 61st largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents. Its 467.8 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Dokarkhedi

Dokarkhedi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dokarkhedi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Dokarkhedi from other places

Dokarkhedi lies about 32 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Malhargarh, about 22 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 Dokarkhedi
Nearest town Manāsa 15 km
Nearest railway station Malhargarh 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Suwasara 32 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 32 km

Villages closest to Dokarkhedi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dokarkhedi village had a population of 351. That makes it the 61st largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents.

Dokarkhedi village has 182 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dokarkhedi has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Dokarkhedi covers 467.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dokarkhedi falls under Suwasara tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dokarkhedi is Malhargarh, about 22 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 10+ km distance for Dokarkhedi.

Dokarkhedi is about 32 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dokarkhedi is in Suwasara tehsil of Mandsaur district. Manāsa is about 15 km away. Malhargarh is about 22 km away. Suwasara is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Champakhedi (under 2 km), Dhankhedi (under 2 km) and Gardankhedi (under 2 km).

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

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