About Dolaj Village

Dolaj is a mid sized village in Khilchipur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,152, made up of 594 males and 558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284.17 hectares hectares.

Dolaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dolaj village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Rajgarh
Tehsil	Khilchipur
Area (hectares)	284.17 hectares
Population	1,152
Male Population	594
Female Population	558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dolaj compares

By the 2011 count Dolaj is the 27th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 531 residents. Its 284.17 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Dolaj

Dolaj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dolaj as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dolaj from other places

Dolaj lies about 20 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Sinduriya Kachari, about 38 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 Dolaj
Tehsil headquarters	Khilchipur	5.7 km
Nearest town	Jirapur	20 km
District headquarters	Rajgarh	20 km
Nearest railway station	Sinduriya Kachari	38 km

Villages closest to Dolaj

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

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Common questions about Dolaj

As per the Census of India 2011, Dolaj village had a population of 1,152. That makes it the 27th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 531 residents.

Dolaj village has 594 males and 558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dolaj has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Dolaj covers 284.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dolaj falls under Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dolaj is Sinduriya Kachari, about 38 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dolaj.

Dolaj is about 20 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dolaj is in Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Khilchipur is about 5.7 km away. Jirapur is about 20 km away. Rajgarh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.