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About Dhotri Village

Dhotri is a mid sized village in Jamkhed tehsil, in the district of Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 856, made up of 444 males and 412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 602 hectares hectares.

Dhotri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhotri village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ahmadnagar
Tehsil Jamkhed
Area (hectares) 602 hectares
Population 856
Male Population 444
Female Population 412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhotri compares

By the 2011 count Dhotri is the 53rd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,450 residents. Its 602 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Dhotri

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

Dhotri lies about 17 km from Ahmadnagar, and the nearest railway station is Katol, about 25 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 Dhotri
Tehsil headquarters Jamkhed 17 km
District headquarters Ahmadnagar 17 km
Nearest railway station Katol 25 km
Nearest town Kātol 26 km

Villages closest to Dhotri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhotri village had a population of 856. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,450 residents.

Dhotri village has 444 males and 412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhotri has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 913.

Dhotri covers 602 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhotri falls under Jamkhed tehsil of Ahmadnagar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhotri is Katol, about 25 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dhotri.

Dhotri is about 17 km from Ahmadnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhotri is in Jamkhed tehsil of Ahmadnagar district. Jamkhed is about 17 km away. Ahmadnagar is about 17 km away. Katol is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhond Pargaon (8.7 km), Sonegaon (11 km) and Dhamangaon (13 km).

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

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