Skip to main content

About Dharola Village

Dharola is a mid sized village in Alot tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 971, made up of 493 males and 478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 434.61 hectares hectares.

Dharola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharola village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Alot
Area (hectares) 434.61 hectares
Population 971
Male Population 493
Female Population 478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dharola compares

By the 2011 count Dharola is the 32nd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 840 residents. Its 434.61 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Dharola

Dharola is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dharola as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dharola from other places

Dharola lies about 71 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Vikramgarh Alot, about 3.0 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 Dharola
Tehsil headquarters Alot under 2 km
Nearest railway station Vikramgarh Alot 3.0 km
District headquarters Ratlam 71 km

Villages closest to Dharola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharola village had a population of 971. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 840 residents.

Dharola village has 493 males and 478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharola has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Dharola covers 434.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharola falls under Alot tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dharola is Vikramgarh Alot, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dharola.

Dharola is about 71 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharola is in Alot tehsil of Ratlam district. Alot is about under 2 km away. Vikramgarh Alot is about 3.0 km away. Ratlam is about 71 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alot (under 2 km), Badnawara (1.8 km) and Khamariya (2.2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.