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About Dokri Village

Dokri is a mid sized village in Silwani tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 607, made up of 323 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 963 hectares hectares.

Dokri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dokri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Silwani
Area (hectares) 963 hectares
Population 607
Male Population 323
Female Population 284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Dokri compares

By the 2011 count Dokri is the 61st largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 963 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Dokri

Dokri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dokri 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. The nearest villages by name are Dhamanpani, Dhana, Dhangawan and Dholpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dokri

As per the Census of India 2011, Dokri village had a population of 607. That makes it the 61st largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Dokri village has 323 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dokri has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Dokri covers 963 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dokri falls under Silwani tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Dokri notes the nearest railway station as Available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dokri.

Dokri is in Silwani tehsil of Raisen district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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