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About Dol Village

Dol is a large village in Sihawal tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,293, made up of 1,157 males and 1,136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 610 hectares hectares.

Dol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dol village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Sihawal
Area (hectares) 610 hectares
Population 2,293
Male Population 1,157
Female Population 1,136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
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 Dol compares

By the 2011 count Dol is the 24th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 610 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Dol

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

Dol lies about 31 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Majhaoli, 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 Dol
Tehsil headquarters Sihawal 20 km
District headquarters Sidhi 31 km
Nearest railway station Majhaoli 32 km

Villages closest to Dol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dol village had a population of 2,293. That makes it the 24th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Dol village has 1,157 males and 1,136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dol has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Dol covers 610 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dol falls under Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dol is Majhaoli, 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 Dol.

Dol is about 31 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dol is in Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district. Sihawal is about 20 km away. Sidhi is about 31 km away. Majhaoli is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barpan (under 2 km), Tarka (3.9 km) and Dadari Khurd (4.6 km).

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

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