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About Dorai Village

Dorai is a mid sized village in Singoli tehsil, in the district of Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 555, made up of 271 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 399.14 hectares hectares.

Dorai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dorai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Neemuch
Tehsil Singoli
Area (hectares) 399.14 hectares
Population 555
Male Population 271
Female Population 284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dorai compares

By the 2011 count Dorai is the 55th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 399.14 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Dorai

Dorai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dorai as Available within 5 - 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 Dorai from other places

Dorai lies about 32 km from Neemuch, and the nearest railway station is Bassi Berisal, about 35 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 Dorai
Nearest town Begūn 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Singoli 31 km
District headquarters Neemuch 32 km
Nearest railway station Bassi Berisal 35 km

Villages closest to Dorai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dorai village had a population of 555. That makes it the 55th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Dorai village has 271 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dorai has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Dorai covers 399.14 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.

Dorai falls under Singoli tehsil of Neemuch district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dorai is Bassi Berisal, about 35 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dorai.

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

Dorai is in Singoli tehsil of Neemuch district. Begūn is about 18 km away. Singoli is about 31 km away. Neemuch 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 Chanwadiya Jat (under 2 km), Jat (under 2 km) and Sanda (1.6 km).

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

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