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About Dodai Kalan Village

Dodai Kalan is a large village in Vijaypur tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,563, made up of 1,307 males and 1,256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1331 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 476332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dodai Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dodai Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Vijaypur
Pincode 476332
Area (hectares) 1331 hectares
Population 2,563
Male Population 1,307
Female Population 1,256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
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 Dodai Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Dodai Kalan is the 15th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 1331 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 846.

Getting to Dodai Kalan

Dodai Kalan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dodai Kalan 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 Dodai Kalan from other places

Dodai Kalan lies about 64 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Birpur, about 32 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 Dodai Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Vijaypur 21 km
Nearest railway station Birpur 32 km
Nearest town Sabalgarh 42 km
District headquarters Sheopur 64 km

Villages closest to Dodai Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vijaypur 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 Dodai Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dodai Kalan village had a population of 2,563. That makes it the 15th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Dodai Kalan village has 1,307 males and 1,256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dodai Kalan has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 846.

The pincode recorded for Dodai Kalan is 476332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dodai Kalan covers 1331 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dodai Kalan falls under Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dodai Kalan is Birpur, about 32 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 Dodai Kalan.

Dodai Kalan is about 64 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dodai Kalan is in Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district. Vijaypur is about 21 km away. Birpur is about 32 km away. Sabalgarh is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dodai Khurd (under 2 km), Bamanwas (2.7 km) and Ghorade (4.1 km).

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

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