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About Dhoriya Village

Dhoriya is a mid sized village in Pohri tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,982, made up of 1,086 males and 896 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 825 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1230.19 hectares hectares.

Dhoriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhoriya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pohri
Area (hectares) 1230.19 hectares
Population 1,982
Male Population 1,086
Female Population 896
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 825
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhoriya compares

By the 2011 count Dhoriya is the 17th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 878 residents. Its 1230.19 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Dhoriya

Dhoriya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhoriya as Available within village. 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 Dhoriya from other places

Dhoriya lies about 46 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Parakheda, about 21 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 Dhoriya
Nearest railway station Parakheda 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Pohri 31 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 46 km

Villages closest to Dhoriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhoriya village had a population of 1,982. That makes it the 17th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 878 residents.

Dhoriya village has 1,086 males and 896 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhoriya has about 825 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 875.

Dhoriya covers 1230.19 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.

Dhoriya falls under Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhoriya is Parakheda, about 21 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhoriya.

Dhoriya is about 46 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhoriya is in Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district. Parakheda is about 21 km away. Pohri is about 31 km away. Shivpuri is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gajigarh (under 2 km), Thewala (3.7 km) and Sumed (3.9 km).

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

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