About Dhodhar Village

Dhodhar is one of the larger villages in Jaora tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,218, made up of 2,619 males and 2,599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 964.13 hectares hectares.

Dhodhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhodhar village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Ratlam
Tehsil	Jaora
Area (hectares)	964.13 hectares
Population	5,218
Male Population	2,619
Female Population	2,599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Dhodhar compares

By the 2011 count Dhodhar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,105 residents. Its 964.13 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Dhodhar

Dhodhar 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 Dhodhar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhodhar from other places

Dhodhar lies about 50 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Dhodhar, about under 2 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 Dhodhar
Nearest railway station	Dhodhar	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jaora	15 km
District headquarters	Ratlam	50 km

Villages closest to Dhodhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhodhar village had a population of 5,218. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,105 residents.

Dhodhar village has 2,619 males and 2,599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhodhar has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Dhodhar covers 964.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhodhar falls under Jaora tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhodhar is Dhodhar, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhodhar.

Dhodhar is about 50 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhodhar is in Jaora tehsil of Ratlam district. Dhodhar is about under 2 km away. Jaora is about 15 km away. Ratlam is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.