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About Dokarranji Village

Dokarranji is a mid sized village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 775, made up of 407 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 480.94 hectares hectares.

Dokarranji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dokarranji village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Seoni
Area (hectares) 480.94 hectares
Population 775
Male Population 407
Female Population 368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dokarranji compares

By the 2011 count Dokarranji is the 105th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 861 residents. Its 480.94 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dokarranji

Dokarranji is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dokarranji 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 within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dokarranji from other places

Dokarranji lies about 34 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Palari, about 7.7 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 Dokarranji
Nearest railway station Palari 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 34 km

Villages closest to Dokarranji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dokarranji village had a population of 775. That makes it the 105th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 861 residents.

Dokarranji village has 407 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dokarranji has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Dokarranji covers 480.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dokarranji falls under Seoni tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dokarranji is Palari, about 7.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dokarranji.

Dokarranji is about 34 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dokarranji is in Seoni tehsil of Seoni district. Palari is about 7.7 km away. Seoni is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baglai (1.9 km), Chandanwadakalan (2.7 km) and Khursipar (3.3 km).

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

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