About Dord Village

Dord is a large village in Vijaypur tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,157, made up of 1,729 males and 1,428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 874 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 476332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dord Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dord village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Sheopur
Tehsil	Vijaypur
Pincode	476332
Area (hectares)	874 hectares
Population	3,157
Male Population	1,729
Female Population	1,428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	826
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dord compares

By the 2011 count Dord is the 9th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 874 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 846.

Getting to Dord

Dord is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dord as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dord from other places

Dord lies about 86 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Rampahari, about 13 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 Dord
Tehsil headquarters	Vijaypur	7.1 km
Nearest railway station	Rampahari	13 km
Nearest town	Sabalgarh	16 km
District headquarters	Sheopur	86 km

Villages closest to Dord

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.

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Common questions about Dord

As per the Census of India 2011, Dord village had a population of 3,157. That makes it the 9th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Dord village has 1,729 males and 1,428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dord has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 846.

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

Dord covers 874 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dord falls under Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dord is Rampahari, about 13 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 village for Dord.

Dord is about 86 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dord is in Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district. Vijaypur is about 7.1 km away. Rampahari is about 13 km away. Sabalgarh is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.